Decision to get an implant is a very serious one that must be considered very carefully

‘Do you have any idea how frustrating it is to not to be able to do your own tan and nails?’

People see the wheelchair as a symbol of disability but mine opened up the world to me

After years of failure and shame, like Leonard Cohen, I’ve finally found a way to be free

Our disability should not mean that issues around consent become blurred

Clothes getting caught, chafing armpits and burning muscles become part of daily life

Deaf Village Ireland has attracted many new visitors because of the services and facilities it offers

Disabled people are actually people and we lead our lives just like you so please stop treating us differently

‘The number 42 explains why disabled people are trapped in their homes’

Cultural narrative of using a wheelchair making your entire life sad needs to end

The message is that, at best, we are a nuisance; at worst, we are not welcome

‘Finding a counsellor with a wheelchair-accessible practice shouldn’t be this difficult’

Much of our knowledge is acquired in an unplanned way and deaf people can miss out

Disabled or not, we all have to start new things and the same fears and stresses come with them all

Sometimes a joke can leave me rattled – thinking I deserve the second-class citizenship that comes with a disability in this country

Before the wheelchair, arriving at the airport was exciting. Now it’s stressful

A State apology for the discrimination, abuse and hurt inflicted on our people is long overdue

Platform: Tokenism is an empty gesture that alludes to equality rather than practising it

I enjoy face-to-face interviews where I can not only lip-read, but gain clues via body language

Bobbie Hickey: My parents helped me forget about my sight difficulties

Ferdia MacAonghusa: Male voices in internet’s murky corners are angry about ‘others’

We have no power or influence within the cultural sphere of Irish society . . . we are not seen as having any cultural capital

Forced to separate from family and friends at matches and concerts, along with my ‘carer’, it’s clear society only sees my impairment

There’s a time and place to ask that question and a pharmacy queue – or elevator, or crowded bar – isn’t one of them

Who better to give the low down on the tight team than one of their own – Ellen Keane

Subtitling by Netflix and others is unsatisfactory, especially for those who depend on it

Bobbie Hickey on how she has embraced her visual impairment

Let’s focus on making Ireland more accessible for people with disabilities

Financial frugalism in the area of disability support packages leads to a chaotic and perilous service

We can’t fix the medical condition but we can try to fix the daily battles we face

‘I’ve used garden chairs and farmyard buckets instead of shower stools’

Europe’s finest para athletes will be battling it out in the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin this August

Going to the cinema or theatre gradually went out of Alicia McGivern’s reach when she lost her hearing

There are more and more stories emerging of deaf people who grew up in a hearing world but later found their ‘true’ identity

Platform: Embrace what comes your way, because, clearly, it was meant to be

Platform: ‘Do all of you, from time to time, think about me the same way I think of me?’

Let us remember that prescribing some human categories as unfit for full citizenship was a precursor to the Holocaust

You shouldn’t have to rely on ‘luck’ or the kindness of others to go about your day

I always thought using a wheelchair would limit me, but it opened up the world to me

Because of the Paralympics I developed discipline and a confidence that helped me to embrace my disability and focus on what my body could do rather than what it couldn’t