The Access Foundation is proud to award £5,000 to the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA), funding iPads with communication software to help people living with MND regain their voice.

For those affected, losing the ability to speak is one of the cruellest aspects of the disease. These devices allow people to communicate with their loved ones, read a bedtime story to their children, and participate in family conversations — restoring independence, dignity, and reducing frustration.

This grant was nominated by Tom, an Access employee in Ireland, whose brother received support from IMNDA during his illness.

Tom shared: “The support shown by this organisation to him during his illness helped him and our family cope with what was to come, and to make his remaining time left as dignified as possible for him. This charity is self-funding, it does not have any government support.”

Founded in 1985, IMNDA supports over 600 people and their families across Ireland every year through nurse visits, specialist equipment, financial support, and research into treatments.

We’re honoured to help them continue this vital work.

Learn more about IMNDA here: Irish Charity Register link