Session One

The first wave findings of the Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA)

Mr Paul Alford, Self-Advocate
Prof Mary McCarron, Principal Investigator (PI) of IDS-TILDA and Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin
Prof Philip McCallion, Director of the Center for Excellence in Aging & Community Wellness, University at Albany, USA and Co- Principal Investigator of IDS-TILDA

Session Two

Placing the IDS-TILDA findings in the context of first wave findings of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
Prof Charles Normand, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Trinity College Dublin and Co-Principal Investigator on TILDA, Trinity College Dublin

Exploring options for extending the IDS-TILDA to Northern Ireland
Prof Roy McConkey, Professor of Developmental Disabilities, University of Ulster

Prof McConkey has provided supplementary reading material in the form of an article entitled 'Ageing and intellectual disability: Implications for policy and practice on the island of Ireland'

Session Three

Improving our understanding of physical health issues among people with intellectual disability as they age
Dr Michael A. Echteld, Intellectual Disability Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Understanding the daily lives of people with intellectual disability as they age
Prof Christine Bigby, Director of Postgraduate Programs, La Trobe University, Australia

Improving our understanding of mental health issues for people with intellectual disability as they age
Prof Tony Holland, Professor of Learning Disability, University of Cambridge