Magical stories help bridge gap

Sensory stories for intellectually disabled get a wider audience, Helen O’Callaghan reports.

A NEW project developed by teachers at St Michael’s House, Dublin-based provider of services for people with intellectual disabilities, aims to make the magic of stories available to all children, even those with the most complex medical needs.

Maria Nolan and Mairéad Naughton, home teachers in Early Services at St Michael’s, work with children aged one to five and a half years who have significant intellectual disability.