# Disability

All time

Opinion: 'The medical card review scheme is a shambles'

I have a significant physical disability; my experience over the past seven months proves that medical card fiasco rumbles on.

3.5k

Oct 3rd 2014, 8:00 AM

# don't leave us behind

Disability groups demand an end to 'draconian' cuts

“This has to stop.”

4.8k

Oct 1st 2014, 1:32 PM

# Online

More people with intellectual disabilities are using the internet, but it's still very low

The research also found that less than one in twenty could send a text message.

3.5k

Oct 1st 2014, 6:15 AM

Voices

Opinion: Domestic violence victims who are disabled face multiple obstacles to help

Often when we talk of services for women affected by domestic violence, we talk in terms of able-bodied, English speaking women – but that’s not the full picture.

606

Sep 24th 2014, 1:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: Why do so many businesses ignore the needs of disabled patrons?

If people with disabilities cannot park near your business or access your services, they and their friends won’t give you custom – it’s that simple.

352

Aug 26th 2014, 8:00 AM

# free allowance

Those with bowel conditions should get extra water allowance, says councillor

Fears are mounting over inflated cost for sufferers when water charges are introduced in October.

14.4k

Aug 23rd 2014, 9:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: Volunteering isn't hard, you can just sit and have tea with someone

You would think my friend and I have nothing at all in common, and yet our friendship means so much.

Aug 17th 2014, 8:30 AM

# Horse Sense

Horses are helping children with disabilities to gain confidence and trust

An equine programme set up by Childvision is now being extended to children from outside its service.

7.3k

Jul 20th 2014, 9:15 AM

# helping hand

Finding your phone difficult to use? Here's how to make things easier

If you’re finding things difficult, there are a number of features that can make your life easier built into your phone.

17.3k

Jul 19th 2014, 10:30 AM

# Saved

Funding to be restored to 30 health and disability groups

A number of the groups faced closure due to the loss of funding.

6.3k

Jul 18th 2014, 3:21 PM

Voices

Opinion: Older people and Gaeilgeoirí are right to be indignant – this Cabinet doesn't care about them

The new Gaeltacht minister isn’t fluent in Irish and the de-prioritisation of older people’s issues has been rubber-stamped; whole sections of society are being disenfranchised.

212

Jul 16th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Support

'Continued effort needed' to tackle stigma towards mental health issues

A new ESRI report also recommends integrated services for ‘physical and mental disabilities’.

4.2k

Jul 9th 2014, 2:19 PM

# ronan's cause

'Wonderful news': Ronan gets medical card back after 'exhausting' campaign

Ronan Woodhouse will receive the card within the next seven to 10 days, his mother said.

11.6k

Jun 27th 2014, 10:27 PM

# Care

Inspections on children's disability services finds majority provide good quality care

Non compliance was found in some areas relating to hazard identification and risk assessment.

4.2k

Jun 27th 2014, 2:42 PM

# app-ortunity

NUI Maynooth team chosen to compete in major student tech competition

The three computer science students, whose app provides info on buildings’ accessibility for those with mobility impairments, will compete in the Imagine Cup 2014 World Finals in Seattle at the end of July.

4.8k

Jun 20th 2014, 6:50 AM

# Hope

Blind adventurer to give TED talk on hope four years after becoming paralysed

Mark Pollock said he was told to accept his situation but since his accident he has delved into the world of robotics and is looking at finding a possible cure for spinal injury

11.2k

Jun 18th 2014, 6:46 PM

Voices

Opinion: If the HSE doesn't understand Down Syndrome, how can it care for those with it?

Children with special needs are what human beings have always aspired to be – selfless, non-judgemental and kind. But they are also very vulnerable.

164

May 27th 2014, 7:30 PM

# no access

Man in wheelchair carried off DART as no ramp available at Donaghmede station

Irish Rail said they would like to apologise to the customer featured in the video clip for any distress that was caused to him.

21.8k

May 26th 2014, 6:05 PM

Voices

Opinion: Being ill is hard – having to fight for every basic human right is much, much harder

I am furious and disappointed that nobody bothered to tell me that I was not going to get Home Help. Or to explain to me the reason why.

245

May 23rd 2014, 8:10 AM

Voices

Opinion: I couldn't clearly watch my brother play in Croke Park because I’m in a wheelchair

The GAA markets Croke Park as a world-class stadium but, after I was paralysed from the chest down in 2012, I’ve realised how it falls short for wheelchair users.

2.0k

May 12th 2014, 7:30 PM

# drawing a blank

Blind man attempts to draw things he's never seen

He’s probably better than some sighted people.

5.0k

May 11th 2014, 10:30 AM

Voices

Opinion: Across Europe, equality is being obliterated by austerity

Social Europe is being destroyed. Will our EU 2014 candidates pledge commitment to fighting rising poverty, unemployment, inequality and social exclusion?

Apr 28th 2014, 1:00 PM

# Disability

No evidence of consent for use of restraints at Enable Ireland residential home

A HIQA inspection found the home was non-compliant across 18 different outcomes that it examined.

8.5k

Apr 23rd 2014, 8:51 AM

# inaccessible

Expert says disabled child's home needs overhaul - council says there's no money

Seven-year-old Kady Weakley has had a number of falls in her house as the walls and doors are too narrow for either her wheelchair or her walker.

16.2k

Apr 14th 2014, 6:00 PM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Everyone’s been talking about new taping revelations in the du Plantier murder case, the mass shooting in Texas… and Enda’s chess moves at Ryanair.

23.0k

Apr 3rd 2014, 11:33 PM

# Audit

HIQA report finds internal doors in disability care unit locked

The audit report on the Stewarts centre is just one of 12 published today into designated centres providing care for children, dependent people and people with disabilities

11.9k

Apr 3rd 2014, 7:33 PM

# Disability

It's been over a year - so what's happening with the Mobility Allowance?

The government said last year that it was to replace the scheme – but to date, nothing new has been announced.

7.0k

Mar 29th 2014, 7:30 AM

# assistive tech

Samsung develops ultrasonic phone case which detects everything around it

The ultrasonic cover detects people and obstacles within a two meter radius, and alerts users to them by sending vibrations or audio cues.

11.1k

Mar 14th 2014, 11:28 AM

# waiting time

Jobseekers appeals taking over 25 weeks to process

The Social Welfare Appeals Office is currently dealing with 13,444 appeals.

10.7k

Mar 8th 2014, 7:30 AM

# somebody to love

"We're all like you - we're all people": Irish documentary explores sexuality and disability

The experiences of married couples, new parents and young people navigating new relationships are all examined in this tender programme.

14.1k

Feb 17th 2014, 7:38 PM

# somebody to love

Irish people talk about romance, sexuality and disability

“We’re all people”.

2.1k

Feb 14th 2014, 8:30 PM

# Debate

Government accused of "pretending to support" Down syndrome support bill

The Government did not oppose Finian McGrath’s bill but TDs were concerned that it would get slowed down by Oireachtas committees.

6.7k

Feb 7th 2014, 1:45 PM

# USA

Ex-New York police officers charged in 9/11 disability scam

More than 100 people were arrested, including 72 city police officers.

11.9k

Jan 8th 2014, 8:19 AM

# Guide Dogs

Sligo garda raising funds for guide dog charity after mother's freak accident

Monica Wims lost her sight two years ago but her guide dog Guinness has given her back her independence.

19.0k

Dec 22nd 2013, 8:45 AM

# EasyJet

EasyJet in French court for refusing disabled passengers

In one of the cases involved, a woman who was travelling to her son’s funeral was not allowed to fly because she was unaccompanied.

12.9k

Dec 15th 2013, 7:15 PM

# Health Care

TD calls for government response to suspensions at Stewarts Care

A number of staff have been suspended at the facility following allegations of abuse.

9.5k

Dec 10th 2013, 8:50 PM

# Aodhán O'Riordáin

Outgoing CRC chief will not attend Oireachtas hearing on top-ups scandal

Brian Conlan tendered his resignation today and has said that he thinks his replacement should come from outside the CRC.

13.4k

Dec 9th 2013, 11:25 PM

# going going gone

CRC chief quits in the midst of charity top-up scandal

Departing chief executive Brian Conlan did not receive any top-ups but his predecessor got a top-up of €135,000 on top of a basic salary of €116,000.

10.6k

Dec 9th 2013, 12:46 PM

# ignite

This man is turning fog horns, sirens and a cherry picker into performance art

Jez Colborne is the winner of one of the Arts & Disability Ireland’s lucrative commissions.

4.8k

Dec 7th 2013, 10:00 AM

Voices

Column: ‘I was a regular teen who has unfortunately dealt a harder life than most’

Niamh n Ruarí was diagnosed with a disease that affects one in every 200,000 people, but is determined to re-educate society on the perceptions they have of those who are physically less fortunate.

7.4k

Nov 23rd 2013, 7:00 PM