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Simon Communities of Ireland @simoncommunity.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🚨 Seeking Research Participants 🚨 SCI are carrying out research on older adults with disabilities who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. We want to understand: 🔸 Challenges faced finding & keeping a safe home 🔸 Difficulties accessing services 🔸 Changes needed to improve support

Seeking Research Participants. If you are interested in taking part, email Julia Corey at julia.corey@simoncommunity.com. We are looking to speak with people who have experience working with, or in the area of, older adults with disabilities who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity to take part in a focus group discussion. Participation involves: Taking part in one online focus group discussion (via Zoom/Teams). Approximately 1 hour. Happening in June/July. Data will be anonymised. About the research: We want to better understand the challenges adults with disabilities over the age of 55 face with: Finding and keeping a safe home, How easy or hard it is to use housing and homelessness services, What changes are needed to improve support. This research is being conducted by the University of Galway in conjunction with the Simon Communities of Ireland. It is funded by the National Disability Authority.

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Simon Communities of Ireland @simoncommunity.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This research is funded by the National Disability Authority, and will be carried out in collaboration with Irish Centre for Social Gerontology University of Galway.

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Simon Communities of Ireland @simoncommunity.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

We are looking for people who work in this area in any capacity. From frontline caseworkers to service managers, architects, housing professionals, etc. We want to hear from you! 📧 For more information contact Julia Corey at: julia.corey@simoncommunity.com

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