Yvonne’s portraits are ray of sunshine

The attitude toward disability — a term that may well become redundant in favour of “differently abled” — has changed dramatically.

Today those charged with the well being of people living with serious difficulties now focus on empowerment rather than simple maintenance.

Over the last few weeks the work of Yvonne Condon, a lively and talented artist who attends the Cope Centre in Glasheen, Cork, has been seen in this newspaper and in an exhibition currently running at the People’s Museum, Fitzgerald Park.