134 Technology- Changing The Future – Identifying the best technologies to provide the right support with Padhraic Dormer from Enable Ireland
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What’s the difference between a service user and a service owner? Quite a lot according to Padhraic Dormer from Enable Ireland. Padhraic explains the difference, as well as talking about his role as a virtual service support worker. He also discusses reasons why virtual services have proven to be so valuable in combatting social isolation. Padhraic is an early adopter of smart home technology and shares how he uses this technology to support him to live his life, and why it’s the technology that connects us to other people that is the most valuable.   Find out more at https://enableireland.ie/  Follow us on Instagram/Facebook @expandingworlds
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