Ireland and Egypt Global Accessability Day Fund

Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind

The object for which the Association is established is the relief and rehabilitation of blind persons and to provide relief in the form specified hereafter for persons with disabilities.
In the course and for the purpose of achieving that object the Association may:
a) (i) Purchase, breed or otherwise acquire and train and educate dogs to act and be provided as efficient and safe guides for blind persons, to train and educate for their own benefit blind persons in the proper and safe use of guide dogs and to provide such additional services and facilities for the relief of blind persons as the Association shall from time to time deem fit including promotional education of and the rehabilitation of the Blind and the promotion of research into mobility aids and other means of assisting the Blind on a non political, non sectarian and non racial basis.
(ii) Purchase, breed or otherwise acquire and train and educate dogs to act and be provided as safe assistance dogs for persons with disabilities and to train and educate for their own benefit persons with disabilities in the proper and safe use of assistance dogs.
b) Establish, hold and maintain schools, training centres, classes, lectures and other form of gathering or meeting where and when convenient for the Association and/or blind persons and persons with disabilities for the purposes of furthering the practice and educational objects of the Association and the dissemination of information relating thereto as the Association shall from time to time deem fit.
c) Receive applications from blind persons and persons with disabilities desiring trained dogs and tuition and to provide the same together with facilities for travel, accommodation and equipment therewith as the Association shall deem necessary whether gratuitously, upon part payment or otherwise, to provide such education, advice and assistance as the Association shall deem necessary whether gratuitously, upon part payment or otherwise, for the families, relatives, dependants or other person or persons responsible for the care and welfare of such blind persons and persons with disabilities in the use, training, maintenance and care of their dogs and to provide such further after-care facilities, assistance whether financial or otherwise and advice for such persons and their dogs as the Association may consider necessary, suitable or expedient for them according to their personal disability, circumstances or requirements or for the use, training, maintenance and care of their dogs, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing such facilities, equipment and expenses as the Association may consider such blind persons and persons with disabilities require or need to obtain the full benefit of their dogs at home.
d) Receive applications from persons desiring to undergo tuition with a view to qualifying as trainers or instructors, to maintain a register of such applicants, to provide at the Associations expense the tuition of any selected persons upon apprenticeship terms or otherwise, whether by means of classes, lectures, study tours or groups and courses of instruction operated by the Association or by any other suitable bodies and to establish, acquire and maintain buildings, accommodation, equipment, personnel and such ancillary facilities as the Association shall deem necessary for the provision of such tuition.
e) Draw up courses of study and syllabuses of instruction whether prepared in conjunction with any other suitable body in the Republic of Ireland or abroad or not, for such trainees, to settle minimum standards of proficiency, to appoint examining boards, arrange and conduct examinations and issue diplomas and/or certificates to those who qualify.
f) Purchase, take on lease, or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire any real or personal property and any rights or privileges which the Association may think necessary or convenient for the promotion of its objects, and to construct, maintain and alter any buildings or erections necessary or convenient for the work of the Association and to sell, let, mortgage, dispose of or turn to account all or any of the property or assets of the Association as may be thought expedient with a view to the promotion of its objects.
g) Take any gift or property, real or personal, whether subject to any special trust or not, for any one or more of the objects of the Association but so that any property which may be subject to any Trust shall only be dealt with in such manner as is allowed by Law having regard to such Trust.
h) Borrow or raise money for the purposes of the Association on such terms and on such security, as may be thought fit.
i) Become a member of, co-operate with, receive into union, act as or appoint Trustees, agents or delegates for or otherwise assist and be assisted by any Associations, Societies, Institutions or Agencies having as their objectives the relief and rehabilitation of the Blind or other Associations or Institutions, incorporated or not incorporated, with objects limited to those of the Association not formed or carrying on business for gain or profit.
j) Invest the moneys of the Association not immediately required for its purposes in or upon such investments, securities or property as may be thought fit, subject nevertheless to such conditions (if any) and such consents (if any) as may for the time being be imposed or required by law and subject also as hereinafter provided.
k) Draw, make, accept, endorse, execute and issue promissory notes, bills of exchange, and other negotiable or transferable instruments and to execute all deeds and documents incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects of the Association as may seem expedient.
l) Establish, undertake, maintain, superintend, administer, subscribe and contribute to any charitable fund having objects limited to those of the Association and to establish and support or aid in the establishment and support of associations, institutions, funds, trusts, schemes and conveniences, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing superannuation funds and life assurance schemes, for the benefit of paid officials and servants of the Association for their widows, children and other dependants and generally to contribute to or otherwise assist any charitable institutions or undertakings and grant donations for any charitable purpose.
m) Raise money for the purposes of the Association by any lawful means including the issue, or arrangement for the issue, of appeals for funds as from time to time the Board of Directors of the Association may, in their discretion, determine. The Board of Directors shall be at liberty to transfer the conduct of any appeals for funds to any body whether or not connected, directly or indirectly with the Association and whether for payment or otherwise. On no account to have house-to-house collections.
n) Do all such other things as are necessary for the attainment of the primary object of the Association.
Provided that the Association shall not support with its funds any object or endeavour to impose on or procure to be observed by its members or others any regulation, restriction or condition which if an object of the Association would make it a Trade Union.

Crann Centre

To establish and operate a centre, in the Munster region for treating and rehabilitating people with spinal cord injuries, Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus and other related disabilities. This centre will be developed with a view to becoming a centre of excellence in care and service provision for the conditions aforementioned. In addition the Crann Centre will strive to ensure that people in the Munster region with spinal cord injuries, Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus and other related disabilities have access to the full rance of services necessary for their treatment and care.