# Disability

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Opinion: 'Inspiration porn' trending on social media is objectification of disabled people

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.

28.2k

Feb 16th 2019, 7:30 AM

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Opinion: Teaching unions' stance on education plans for students with disabilities sets a worrying precedent

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.

16.9k

Jan 9th 2019, 7:00 AM

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Opinion: 'Nobody should have to live like this - I need more care to meet my basic needs'

The HSE doesn’t recognise my disability. The lack of care hours means choosing between food and a shower, writes Corina Duyn

65.9k

Jan 2nd 2019, 9:00 PM

# Public Transport

Luas elevators have been out-of-order for over 1,000 hours in last two years

The service provider said vandalism is the cause in a number of cases.

13.4k

Jan 2nd 2019, 4:00 PM

# singing for survival

Hunger Games meets X Factor: Play highlights how people who are 'different' are treated in a post-Trump world

The piece is devised and performed by an ensemble of actors with intellectual disabilities, reflecting satirically on the rise of right-wing authoritarianism.

10.0k

Dec 27th 2018, 6:00 PM

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Opinion: Should disabled characters be played by disabled actors?

‘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.

21.7k

Dec 13th 2018, 7:00 AM

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Opinion: When I became disabled I thought I had no future but now I'm studying for a PhD

I thought my life was as good as over when I became disabled and lost my business, but studying at the National Learning Network changed everything, writes Keith Murphy.

15.3k

Dec 3rd 2018, 7:00 AM

# Healthcare

Mother pleads for funding as daughter spends over 115 days in Wexford General Hospital

The teenager’s family want her moved to a more appropriate residential care unit.

68.9k

Nov 22nd 2018, 6:10 AM

# jane hawking

Stephen Hawking's ex-wife said The Theory of Everything ignored the 'day-to-day' care she gave Hawking

“I knew if there were mistakes in the film that they were going to be immortalised.”

9.3k

Oct 4th 2018, 5:41 PM

# ESRI

One in five disability discrimination reports are about health services

People with disabilities are more likely to experience discrimination than people who don’t have a disability.

8.1k

Oct 1st 2018, 7:26 AM

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'Hearing impairment is an invisible disability - this can lead to assumptions by people, even those who know us well'

Ailís Ní Ríain’s work for the Dublin Fringe Festival has been inspired by her own experiences of communication and the difficulties we can encounter with it.

11.8k

Sep 22nd 2018, 3:05 PM

# Disability

Bus Éireann in €5k payout over subcontractor who wouldn't let boy with autism eat toast in taxi

The taxi driver changed the routine after he bought a new car.

47.1k

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Aug 23rd 2018, 6:10 AM

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'I began to feel like I wasn't meant to have a job, or to live a life of my choosing'

Padraig Hannafin tells his story of how the loss of his Personal Assistant has greatly reduced his independence and ability to undertake his day-to-day tasks.

35.6k

Aug 21st 2018, 7:00 AM

# Disability

'Broken' wards of courts system 'depriving people of their liberty'

A man lost his bid to leave a nursing home during the week.

12.9k

Aug 12th 2018, 11:00 AM

# Dublin Bus

'Everyday bus users are refusing to fold up their buggies to allow wheelchair users on board'

The transport committee was told that new regulations are needed to force people to fold up their prams.

34.8k

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Jul 22nd 2018, 7:45 AM

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Children with disabilities: 'The assessment of need system is in disarray'

Why, at a time when we should be advancing the rights of children with disabilities as citizens of this State, are we letting them down more than ever, asks Paddy Connolly.

18.7k

Jul 21st 2018, 9:00 AM

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Media stereotyping: 'The person with an intellectual disability is treated as either 'heroic' or 'tragic''

This needs to change, writes Nuala Macklin.

14.2k

Jun 30th 2018, 7:30 PM

# ability programme

'Are there no people with disabilities north of Dublin?': Anger over lack of funding in northwest

An organisation in “urgent need of funding” has criticised the lack of funding given to projects in the northwest as part of a new initiative.

14.1k

Jun 16th 2018, 12:05 AM

# National Carers Week

'It's physically and mentally exhausting. I can't be off guard': The life of a single parent carer

Next week is National Carers Week, highlighting the experiences of thousands of family carers across Ireland that look their loved ones.

23.3k

Jun 10th 2018, 9:00 PM

Voices

Column: 'Mummy, tell me the story again of how you made my brother blind'

Ireland does not recognise deafblindness as a distinct disability, writes Hesline Crawford.

127k

Jun 3rd 2018, 7:30 PM

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'Sarah Jane would like to live independently with support. No such service or plan is possible'

The Dáil finally voted to accept the Convention even though not all legislation has been passed or even enacted, writes Suzy Byrne.

14.8k

Apr 24th 2018, 7:00 AM

# all about dis

'People with disabilities are represented as one-dimensional, that they're happy all the time'

A new podcast is giving people with disabilities a platform to share their stories.

15.1k

Apr 22nd 2018, 6:30 PM

# HIQA

Disability centre fails inspection despite closure threat

Stewart Care Limited provides residential centres for people with disabilities.

14.1k

Apr 16th 2018, 1:55 PM

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Column: 'I have been asked if I mourn the healthy, normal son that I could have had'

There is still the belief that having a disability means that you are only half the person that you could have been, that it is not ‘normal’ and should be ‘cured’, writes Hesline Crawford.

34.7k

Mar 25th 2018, 8:00 PM

# Discrimination

Lidl Ireland apologises to mum and son who were told to leave store with autism assistance dog

The supermarket chain announced a major autism-awareness initiative earlier this week.

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Mar 23rd 2018, 12:05 AM

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36 hours alone in a bed without so much as a hot drink: lessons to be learned from Storm Emma

The emergency effort co-ordinated by the NECC was impressive, writes Tom Clonan, but there is still a learning curve in reaching out to all vulnerable people.

78.0k

Mar 7th 2018, 8:15 PM

# Equality

Ireland will ratify UN Convention on Disabilities at end of February

The government has submitted some reservations on people with disabilities joining the Gardaí or Defence Forces.

6.3k

Jan 31st 2018, 8:42 AM

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Brittle bones: 'It means that my bones break easily and I cannot walk very far'

Ratifying the UNCRPD is incredibly important for people like me, writes Amy Hassett.

13.4k

Dec 10th 2017, 7:30 PM

# Carers

'I love her too much to put her in a home': Calls for support after RTÉ doc on the struggles of carers

Almost 200,000 people dedicate their lives caring for loved ones in Ireland.

16.7k

Dec 6th 2017, 10:15 AM

# going out

'So many venues' wheelchair bathrooms won’t have sanitary bins, soap, or mirrors - they barely have a working lock'

Going to gigs or performances when you have a disability shouldn’t be a stressful experience. We find out more at the launch of Arts and Disability Ireland’s latest strategy.

15.7k

Dec 2nd 2017, 8:15 AM

# Out with the old

Rehab Group to drop its name and spend up to €40,000 on rebranding

“To put it simply, we are not in the business of ‘rehabilitation’. We are in the business of changing hearts and minds around disability.”

31.4k

Nov 23rd 2017, 9:31 PM

# Change

'They're both excelling': Reform in child disability services begins to show signs of success

West Cork was one of the first places in the country to start this new service and families say they would be lost without it.

14.4k

Nov 19th 2017, 8:00 PM

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Cerebral palsy: 'I’m like everyone else. I want to party, get drunk, make mistakes'

I also think the success I’ve had on social media and on TV shows like First Dates shows that society as a whole is finally ready to see people with disabilities differently, writes Paddy Smyth.

23.7k

Nov 19th 2017, 7:30 PM

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Assistive technology: 'I have difficulty speaking and I use my iPad as a communications device to speak'

I don’t like to think of what my life would be like without the use of assistive technology, writes Anne O’Brien.

9.2k

Nov 16th 2017, 7:00 AM

# dunfirth farm

Fees at centre for residents with autism to be probed over concerns about 'unknown criteria'

An inspection report found fees were still being paid into the account of a service provider that had its registration cancelled a year beforehand.

11.0k

Nov 12th 2017, 6:30 AM

# Distress

'Physically and psychologically abusive' situation reported at Kilkenny care centre

The centre provides long-term residential care to children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

15.2k

Nov 6th 2017, 5:12 PM

# diversity

'Diversity equals innovation': Why these Irish workplaces are blazing a trail for inclusiveness

We spoke to industry professionals leading the way on diversity and inclusion in Irish workplaces.

6.2k

Nov 3rd 2017, 5:10 PM

# Camphill

Concerns raised about how residents would exit disability centre in event of fire

While there were master keys to individual units at the centre, there was no clarity as to how these could be located in an emergency.

10.5k

Nov 1st 2017, 1:13 PM

# World Sight Day

'It puts holes in the retina': Thousands at risk of blindness due to diabetes-linked eye disease

“People absolutely take their eyesight for granted until there’s a problem,” Stephen Duffy said.

15.7k

Oct 12th 2017, 6:20 AM

# valproate

Epilepsy drug which has left 400 Irish children with disabilities to come under EU review today

An Irish woman whose three children have disabilities will give evidence at a public hearing today.

20.7k

Sep 26th 2017, 6:25 AM