Giving those with Down syndrome the chance to have dream job

Lisa Waterman is delighted to be part of a new training scheme for people with Down syndrome, writes Rita de Brún.

Imagine working your dream job. Imagine how wonderful it would feel getting up in the morning to do the work you most enjoy; the work you hoped since childhood that you would one day do. Lisa Waterman (23) is well on her way to doing just that.

The delighted Cork woman was selected to train as a hairdressing assistant under a new national employment programme for adults with Down syndrome.