About the Event

To celebrate International Day for People with Disabilities, we produced an informative and interactive online live broadcast titled ‘Adapting – How Change Creates Opportunities’. Cara, in association with Sport Ireland, were delighted to host this live online event which comprised a morning of interviews, panel discussions, personal stories from a host of special guests. It focused on how small changes to facilities, mind-sets and practices can create life-changing opportunities for people with disabilities through sport and physical activity.

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Live Cast 2020 INTRODUCTION

Live Cast 2020 ELLEN KEANE

Live Cast 2020 SPORT

Live Cast 2020 FITNESS

Live Cast 2020 - JAMES RIMMER

Live Cast 2020 OUTDOORS

Live Cast 2020 PANEL

Live Cast 2020 - Narita Legacy Intro

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MC’s

The event was jointly hosted by

• Niall O’Flynn

  Writer, Producer and Director

  
• Joanne Cantwell

  Irish Sports Presenter

  

Niall O’Flynn

Writer, Producer and Director

Niall O’Flynn is a writer, producer and director.

As award-winning journalist, he has covered major international news and sports events for newspapers, radio & TV – working in the Middle East, USA, Australia, Europe, UK & Ireland.

He directs a variety of RTE’s flagship programmes, including Prime Time, Claire Byrne Live, Winning Streak, The Sunday Game & International Soccer. He is the author of “Ireland’s Olympians” and a member of the Irish Film & Television Academy.

As a sportsman, he has represented Dublin, Leinster and Ireland, at various levels.

Joanne Cantwell

Irish Sports Presenter

Joanne Cantwell is an Irish sports presenter. She is the presenter of weekly rugby magazine programme Against the Head on RTÉ Two, and was also a match reporter on Premier Soccer Saturday. During the summer months, Joanne works as a reporter on The Sunday Game, Raidió Teilifís Éireann’s main Gaelic games television programme. It is shown on RTÉ Two every Sunday during the Football Championship and Hurling Championship seasons.

Keynote Speakers

• Dr. James Rimmer PhD

  Chair in Health Promotion and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

  
• Ellen Keane

  Three-time Paralympian

  

Dr. James Rimmer PhD

Chair in Health Promotion and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ellen Keane

Three-time Paralympian

Special Guests

The event included contributions from the following:

• Nikki Bradley

  The Motivation Factory

  
• Jack Kavanagh

  Motivational Speaker and Pharmacist

  
• Joanne O’Riordan

  No Limbs No Limits

  
• Sarah Hewitt

  St. Michaels House

  
• Miriam Malone

  Paralympics Ireland / Disability Organisations Network

  
• Paul Carr

  Basketball Ireland

  
• Ciara Munnelly

  Sport Ireland

  
• Benny Cullen

  Sport Ireland

  
• Niamh Daffy

  CEO, Cara, Sport Inclusion Ireland

  
• Una May

  Sport Ireland

  
• John Hynes

  Kinsale Outdoor Education Centre

  
• Sarah O’Brien

  National Lead – Healthy Eating and Active Living Policy Priority Programme

  
• Pauline Casey

  Waterford Sports Partnership

  

Nikki Bradley

The Motivation Factory

Jack Kavanagh

Motivational Speaker and Pharmacist

Pharmacist | Speaker | Facilitator  | Non Exec Director

In 2012 Jack Kavanagh suffered a life changing spinal cord injury leaving him with 15% muscle function, in the years since Jack has challenged the perceived limitations of his situation.  In 2014 Jack gave the acclaimed TEDx Talk “Fearless Like A Child, Overcoming Adversity” and in 2019 was awarded as one of “Ten Outstanding Young People Of The Year”. Jack has also received several international awards for his documentary Breaking Boundaries.

As a Pharmacist, Speaker and Facilitator Jack is passionate about the value of health & wellbeing as drivers for business performance coupled with cultivating diverse & inclusive environments where people belong and are valued.

Jack is host of the Only Human Podcast and sits on the board of directors of the National Disability Authority and Center for Excellence in Universal Design as well as leadership development organisation Common Purpose Ireland.

Joanne O’Riordan

No Limbs No Limits

Sarah Hewitt

St. Michaels House

Miriam Malone

Paralympics Ireland / Disability Organisations Network

Paul Carr

Basketball Ireland

Ciara Munnelly

Sport Ireland

Benny Cullen

Sport Ireland

Niamh Daffy

CEO, Cara, Sport Inclusion Ireland

Una May

Sport Ireland

John Hynes

Kinsale Outdoor Education Centre

Sarah O’Brien

National Lead – Healthy Eating and Active Living Policy Priority Programme

Pauline Casey

Waterford Sports Partnership

Minister of State for Sport & The Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers TD. joined us live as part of the panel discussion.

• Jack Chambers T.D.

  Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht

  

Jack Chambers T.D.

Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht