Caroline Casey | |
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Born | 20 October 1971 |
Education | University College Dublin |
Occupation(s) | Activist, management consultant |
Caroline Casey (born 20 October 1971) [1] is an Irish activist and management consultant. She is legally blind due to ocular albinism. [2] [3] In 2000, aged 28, she left her job in Accenture to launch the Aisling Foundation, with an aim to improve how disability is treated. [1] [4] [3] In 2001, she trekked across India, solo, on elephant back for c.1,000 km, raising €250k for The National Council for the Blind of Ireland and Sightsavers. [5] [4] Casey became the first female mahout from the west. [6] The journey was the subject of a National Geographic documentary Elephant Vision [3] and a TED Talk. [4]
Casey was diagnosed with ocular albinism as a child but was not personally informed until her 17th birthday. [2] She graduated from University College Dublin with BA, DBS and MBS degrees. [7] She worked at a couple of jobs including as a management consultant for Accenture. [4]
The Ability Awards, styled as the O2 Ability Awards for sponsorship reasons, were set up by the foundation in 2005 to recognise organisations that promote disability inclusion. [8] [9] [3] [6] In 2011, the Telefónica Ability Awards were launched in Spain, with further versions planned for other countries in Europe. [6] [10] In 2008 the foundation was renamed in honour of the elephant "Kanchi" used on the Indian expedition. [3] [11]
Casey founded The Valuable 500, an organisation that aims to get disability on the leadership agenda. [12] [13]
Caroline Casey | |
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Born | 20 October 1971 |
Education | University College Dublin |
Occupation(s) | Activist, management consultant |
Caroline Casey (born 20 October 1971) [1] is an Irish activist and management consultant. She is legally blind due to ocular albinism. [2] [3] In 2000, aged 28, she left her job in Accenture to launch the Aisling Foundation, with an aim to improve how disability is treated. [1] [4] [3] In 2001, she trekked across India, solo, on elephant back for c.1,000 km, raising €250k for The National Council for the Blind of Ireland and Sightsavers. [5] [4] Casey became the first female mahout from the west. [6] The journey was the subject of a National Geographic documentary Elephant Vision [3] and a TED Talk. [4]
Casey was diagnosed with ocular albinism as a child but was not personally informed until her 17th birthday. [2] She graduated from University College Dublin with BA, DBS and MBS degrees. [7] She worked at a couple of jobs including as a management consultant for Accenture. [4]
The Ability Awards, styled as the O2 Ability Awards for sponsorship reasons, were set up by the foundation in 2005 to recognise organisations that promote disability inclusion. [8] [9] [3] [6] In 2011, the Telefónica Ability Awards were launched in Spain, with further versions planned for other countries in Europe. [6] [10] In 2008 the foundation was renamed in honour of the elephant "Kanchi" used on the Indian expedition. [3] [11]
Casey founded The Valuable 500, an organisation that aims to get disability on the leadership agenda. [12] [13]