Coronavirus: Disability services must reopen urgently, Dáil committee told
Many people with disabilities ‘depressed and regressing’ in absence of supports
Many people with disabilities ‘depressed and regressing’ in absence of supports
Concerns over continuing independence and implementation of HSE contingency plan
More than 1,200 parents over the age of 70 acting as primary carers of adult children
‘We cannot continue with business as usual’, coalition of advocacy groups says
Our outdated approach focuses on disability as a health issue. This must change
Vincent Deeley is ailing and the ‘longer I live’ the more hours he needs – but less is on offer
‘Nursing homes are just a dumping ground for people like me. I believe the State has failed in its obligation towards me and others like me’
Make Way Day aims to make people aware of the obstacles they place in others’ way
Conor Dillon says Government decision is ‘discriminating’ against him
Minister warns proposed changes to Dublin’s bus network poses challenges for many people
Another 100 speech and language therapists to be hired to tackle waiting lists
Shane Ross wants views of those with personal experience of disability to be heard
Rise in penalties coincides with a clampdown on illegal use of designated spaces
HSE commitment failing, as just over 650 of 2,370 adults moved from group homes
Disability Federation of Ireland warns of human rights violations over PA shortage
Campaigner urge wider use of ‘changing places’ for those with mobility problems
Disabled People of Ireland say convention is ‘toothless’ without option to complain to UN
Rehab says figures show the Government is failing the most vulnerable members of society
Despite living with rheumatiod arthritis and for many years wheelchair bound, Ann Marie Healy is ‘a happy person’ and now she’s written her story
FACS Forum says 400 children may have been born with foetal valproate syndrome
First to sign up in 2007 in a show of caring, now Ireland only EU state not to ratify
Groups call for supports for assistive technologies for older people and disabled
President Higgins describes activist as an ‘indefatigable advocate for human rights’
Between 2008 and 2015, funding for disability services was reduced by nearly €160m
Disability campaigner one of nine Independents FG will rely on to pass legislation
Election campaign seeks fair incomes and reinstatement of €150m to disability services
‘Eoghan’s story is one of the countless’, says Clonan as disability equality campaign launched
‘I have to rely on taxis to get around and to be independent, a cost that is hard to meet’
Joe T Mooney: September 18th, 1965 - September 15th, 2015
Organisations say State needs to ‘fix' broken parts of society before funding cuts
Hiqa should take account of lack of resources when critical of individual facilities, says HSE
Signatories to the “Fool Me Once” petition, handed into the Dáil earlier this week, want the Government abolish the 1871 Lunacy Act
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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