# disability - Wednesday 27 April, 2022
# Nagaenthran
# Nagaenthran
Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam had been on death row for more than a decade after being convicted of trafficking 1.5oz of heroin into the city state.
# disability - Monday 14 February, 2022
# IHREC
# IHREC
Human Rights Commission says current law disproportionately impacts minority groups.
# disability - Tuesday 8 February, 2022
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
A culture of ableism means disabled people were forgotten as Covid restrictions eased, writes Rosie Farrell.
# disability - Sunday 5 December, 2021
# Education
# Education
One child has been taken out of the school because of the lack of on-site clinicians with the relevant skills.
# disability - Tuesday 23 November, 2021
# Ombudsman
# Ombudsman
The Ombudsman has published his report on unequal access to transport schemes for disabled people, an issue first highlighted 20 years ago.
# disability - Thursday 23 September, 2021
# Disability Services
# Disability Services
The changes were made as part of the roll-out of a new centralised model of disability services.
# disability - Saturday 8 May, 2021
# Shutting The Door
# Shutting The Door
Joan O’Donnell writes that it’s time to ditch failing strategies and embrace an inclusive future of work.
# disability - Sunday 15 November, 2020
# Academic Uncertainty
# Academic Uncertainty
We look at the impact of insecure work on women, people with disabilities and vulnerable groups in the sector.
# disability - Wednesday 16 September, 2020
# Child Protection
# Child Protection
Dr Niall Muldoon said vulnerable children are finding it much more difficult to manage through the pandemic.
# disability - Saturday 29 August, 2020
# Inclusion
# Inclusion
Carrie Williams, who lives with a debilitating illness outlines the challenges Covid-19 has brought for people with disabilities.
# disability - Sunday 17 May, 2020
# Out Of Order
# Out Of Order
Over eight stations, on average, had lifts out of action over the past two weeks, according to Access for All campaign group.
# disability - Thursday 14 May, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Inclusion Ireland has asked to appear before the Oireachtas Covid-19 committee.
# disability - Monday 11 May, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
James Rickard has Cerebral Palsy. He says this shutdown has reminded him of the importance of connection.
# disability - Monday 27 April, 2020
# Intellectual Disability
# Intellectual Disability
Inclusion Ireland will meet Health Minister Simon Harris today to discuss the situation.
# disability - Thursday 6 February, 2020
Sean O’Kelly tells of the “hit and miss” service that humiliates and distresses people with disabilities.
# HIQA
# HIQA
All staff who spoke with inspectors said residents and children were not safe in this centre.
# disability - Saturday 11 January, 2020
# Inclusion
# Inclusion
The short film Aretha stars young actress Orla Casey, who has been acting since she was in primary school.
# disability - Saturday 16 November, 2019
# Independent Living
# Independent Living
Assistance is often the difference between existing and living for many of us, writes James Cawley.
# disability - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
# Irish Rail
# Irish Rail
Several lifts were out of order at Dart stations this morning. Irish Rail said it was working to get them fixed.
# disability - Wednesday 23 October, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
Singer NC Grey describes what it was like to lose sight unexpectedly in one eye – and how it has impacted her life.
# disability - Monday 7 October, 2019
# July Provision
# July Provision
The scheme provides funding towards extra schooling in July for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or severe learning disability.
# disability - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
# Independent Living
# Independent Living
Advocates say people with disabilities have been facing a housing crisis of their own.
# disability - Sunday 8 September, 2019
# HIQA
# HIQA
The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.
# disability - Tuesday 3 September, 2019
# Confidential Recipient
# Confidential Recipient
In 2018, 206 complaints or concerns were received by Confidential Recipient for Vulnerable Persons.
# disability - Saturday 24 August, 2019
# Recruitment
# Recruitment
Learning additional languages is often very challenging for students with dyslexia.
# disability - Monday 19 August, 2019
# Education
# Education
Organisations have said young people with a disability will have “a further barrier to equality placed before them”.
# disability - Saturday 17 August, 2019
# Two Sides To A Story
# Two Sides To A Story
The council will begin enforcement from the start of next month. Business owners aren’t happy.
# disability - Friday 2 August, 2019
The accused, now aged 24, had delayed his case by five years after skipping court in 2014.
# disability - Thursday 6 June, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
You might roll your eyes at yet another millennial taking issue over the order in which we put the words – but labels matter, writes Brigid O’Dea.
# disability - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
# Education
# Education
The July Provision Scheme provides funding for extended schooling for children with ASD and severe/profound learning disability.
# disability - Sunday 5 May, 2019
# Column
# Column
We should debate Thunberg’s ideas but comments that focus on the symptoms of her condition are out of order, writes Shane Dunphy.
# disability - Monday 29 April, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
‘I find these interventions by members of the public quite insulting and extremely embarrassing,’ writes cystic fibrosis advocate, Benat Broderick, 15.
# disability - Tuesday 23 April, 2019
# HSE
# HSE
One family told their local MEP they were facing a €2,000 annual bill.
# disability - Friday 19 April, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
‘One day I realised I didn’t want to hide my arm anymore. I didn’t want to be ashamed of my body. I wanted to embrace it,’ writes Paralympian Ellen Keane.
# disability - Saturday 16 February, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
Stop sharing videos of disabled people attempting to walk up the aisle, or stand for their first dance – pretending to be able-bodied is far from inspirational, writes Eileen Daly.
# disability - Wednesday 9 January, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
I believe that the unions are targeting industrial action at a minority and that this sets a worrying precedent for all minority groups, writes Adam Harris.
# disability - Wednesday 2 January, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
The HSE doesn’t recognise my disability. The lack of care hours means choosing between food and a shower, writes Corina Duyn
# Public Transport
# Public Transport
The service provider said vandalism is the cause in a number of cases.
# disability - Thursday 27 December, 2018
# Singing For Survival
# Singing For Survival
The piece is devised and performed by an ensemble of actors with intellectual disabilities, reflecting satirically on the rise of right-wing authoritarianism.
# disability - Thursday 13 December, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
‘I’m really not a fan of hiring someone because they have or have not got a disability and I, for one, would not like to be hired for a job on that basis,’ writes filmmaker Paddy Slattery.
