disability

Delay has significant impact on residents’ quality of life, report shows

The world’s first orchestra of musicians with and without disabilities will perform in the National Concert Hall on November 30th

Tom is not the problem. It’s the rest of us

I like to think that each year, outside of journalism, I complete at least one substantial project. But last year I had nothing to declare

When election candidates coming knocking at your door, will you speak for the children so badly let down by the State?

Researchers found ‘systemic barriers’ faced by people with disabilities trying to accessing their own money

Conor McCauley says he is ‘sick of being treated as second-class citizen’ on public transport

Cormac Flynn’s barrister said Minister for Education decided to close schools during Covid-19 pandemic ‘without ensuring that the educational needs of the complainant were provided for’

PRM Assist says it has the edge over the competition because it has taken an integrated approach to managing assistance services

Addressing the unfair conditions faced by people with disabilities requires innovative approaches that not only tackle immediate needs but also drive systemic change

Rules on gifting property while alive are very different to the situation when you are dead and the recipient is inheriting

Report finds learning targets set for many children with additional needs are ‘not appropriately challenging’

Heather Humphreys to launch Work and Access programme which will provide financial supports to help people with disabilities get into or continue in work

It is the second such parade to take place in Ireland, with the world’s first taking place in Chicago in 2004

Michael Dunne (73) and wife Concepta borrowed €5,000 for home adaptations, but still wait for outdoor-suitable chair

Companies racing against deadline as 1 in 4 people in Europe identifies as having some form of disability

Taoiseach spoke as he marked the appointment of Nikki Bradley to the Seanad in place of Regina Doherty

For people on social welfare, a windfall can unravel the financial support available without careful advance planning

An attitude of benign support is not enough for people with disabilities and their families

The annual report from the Ombudsman for Children highlights the failure to tackle systemic gaps in the State’s obligations to vulnerable children

The scheme helps motorists adapt their cars, but those who have lost only one arm do not qualify

Fine Gael Senator questions health service structures that allows ‘no oversight, feedback or care plan’

Discrimination overall remains most common grounds for bringing case to Workplace Relations Commission

Fórsa trade union conference hears of experiences of woman with hearing loss and man with autism and ADHD identifications

Amid ‘the world’s invisible crisis’, children with disabilities, and the people who love them, face particularly severe challenges

Mason Hayes and Curran told to retrain its managers on disability policies

Care is needed when planning to leave something to a person who is on means-tested social welfare support

The Disabled Drivers Association (DDAI) is calling on city and county councils nationwide to implement the new scheme to ‘combat the misuse of accessible parking bays’

My experience would have me believe that if pain is akin to a black hole, an enigmatic force will pull, tug, expand and contract our being, warping time and everything else within it

David Digan (39) lost an arm following a motorcycle crash and has been unable to find work since

Liam Foley, who has Down syndrome, speaks about his role as People and Culture Champion with the National Lottery

Hospitality and retail remain key areas of employment for people with the condition but the base is broadening, says charity

Mary-Ann O’Brien remembers her husband and their time setting up and running the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation

Overwhelming No-No vote in the referendums does not mean social change has stalled

Department says 100 signatories were either not school leaders or are principals at schools unaffected by the changes

Disability should not have to mean life stops for everyone but my parents feel guilty taking any time off from looking after my brother

Three women who have taken exceptional paths explain what drives them, and what challenges them, as they go about their work in law

The Irish Cerebral Palsy Foundation’s programme of excellence aims to achieve diagnosis within three months

Pandemic era was life-changing for vulnerable learners who were able to access online lectures and alternative assessment - but many say they feel excluded once again

Playwright and activist Rosaleen McDonagh says: ‘The far-right stuff is on my doorstep...I didn’t think people would be burning buildings and blocking libraries. That scares the living daylights out of me’