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PaddleAble Educate Workshop
Educational workshop for instructors, coaches and volunteers on how to make paddlesports more inclusive for people with disabilities.
Paddle Able Educate is an educational workshop for instructors, coaches and volunteers on how to make paddlesports more inclusive for people with disabilities, medical conditions and additional needs supports.
Join Canoeing Ireland's Inclusion team for the day and learn about a range of topics:
Communication
Environments / Access
Transfers
Equipment and Adaptations
Waivers & Responsibilities (steps for discosure of ability)
Types of Disabilities
Facilities
We are running two pilot versions of this workshop on the 28th & 29th of September.
There will be a combination of classroom based and on-water activities.
Saturday 28th September - Cork City, Phoenix Kayak Club
Sunday 29th September - Commercial Boat Club, Galway City
The workshop will run from 11:00 - 16:00
You will need to bring your personal paddlesports equipment (boat and paddle not essential)
Tickets cost €20 and places are limited to 16 places per workshop.
This workshop is for Canoeing Ireland members, please have your membership number ready when booking your ticket.
Tickets are refundable up until 48hrs prior to the event start time.
