Added on 16/08/2011

The Reverend Canon William Albert Murphy has been appointed Chairman of the Disability Working Group replacing The Rev Dr Judith McGaffin.

New members – are the Reverend Malcolm Ferry and Mrs C. Ferry and Dr TMR Jackson.

These are the new terms of reference for the Working Group on Disability:

• Promote the inclusion and equivalence of people living with disability into the life of the Church of Ireland and in God’s Kingdom here on earth.
• Promote an awareness of people living with disability.
• Recognise the contributions people living with disability can make to the church and society.
• To liaise with and influence church structures and committees on issues relating to living with disability.

Information about the Working Group on Disability may be accessed here.