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Oireachtas agenda: Health insurance, European jobs and new abortion law?
This evening James Reilly will lead Dáil statements on the report of the Expert Group into the A, B and C ruling.
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Dec 4th 2012, 9:15 AM
Column: I hid my disability at work – nobody should have to do that
Caroline Casey describes how she was forced to come clean about her eyesight – and her campaign to ensure others aren’t defined by a disability.
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Dec 3rd 2012, 6:00 PM
New app to save time and money for Irish Wheelchair Association
The app allows personal assistants to access timesheets and work schedules on smartphones and facilitates realtime workflow management, reducing costs.
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Nov 27th 2012, 6:30 AM
In pics: March on the Dáil for disability access
Thousands took to the streets in Dublin to demand equal rights – and no cuts in resources – for those with disabilities.
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Nov 21st 2012, 6:32 PM
5,000 march to Leinster House in demand for greater disability rights
People with disabilities showed the government a red card at a national protest today in Dublin.
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Nov 21st 2012, 5:02 PM
13 per cent of population have a disability - CSO
Census figures also showed that over 56,000 disabled people aged over 65 lived alone.
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Nov 1st 2012, 2:28 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Oct 25th 2012, 4:57 PM
Department of Health 'illegally' put age limit on disability allowance
The Ombudsman found that the 66-year age limit on Mobililty Allowance Scheme for people with a severe disability has been illegal – and the department has known this for the past four years.
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Oct 25th 2012, 8:07 AM
Nasty Ann Coulter tweet gets ultimate smackdown
The most dignified response to the offence caused by the conservative US commentator is contained in a guest post on the Special Olympics blog…
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Oct 24th 2012, 12:20 PM
Burton 'playing politics with people's fears' over proposed disability cut
The Social Protection Minister has been advised of a proposal to cut disability allowance payments for under 18s in the forthcoming budget, the second leak in two weeks from her department.
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Oct 9th 2012, 3:03 PM
Train station lifts closed for over three months
The disabled access lifts in Balbriggan train station in North County Dublin are finally due to reopen today, three months after being vandalised.
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Sep 28th 2012, 12:58 PM
Man spends 50 years building helicopter from rubbish
… And he’s not done yet.
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Sep 16th 2012, 5:00 PM
Column: The personal assistant is so important, but government u-turn is no comfort
Disabled activist Rosaleen McDonagh outlines a brief history of the personal assistant and its importance and says the government u-turn is little comfort to those who protested overnight outside government buildings this week.
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Sep 8th 2012, 1:23 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your day.
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Sep 5th 2012, 8:35 AM
Cuts to personal assistant services will NOT take place
The Minister for Health has instructed the HSE to ‘continue to provide services to people in receipt of personal assistant services’ but protesters outside government buildings could continue through the night.
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Sep 4th 2012, 10:00 PM
The Evening Fix... now with added four-card tricks
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Sep 4th 2012, 7:58 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Sep 4th 2012, 4:57 PM
Read Me: 'I'm unique' - Joanne O'Riordan on a life without limbs
Joanne O’Riordan, who has Total Amelia, wants the world to know that people with disabilities can achieve their goals just like anyone else.
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Sep 2nd 2012, 6:30 PM
Column: ‘People speak to me like I’m ET’ – why social labelling is a problem
We need to change the way we view people with special needs, writes Adam Harris, who has Asperger Syndrome.
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Aug 30th 2012, 7:00 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 The nine stories you need to know this morning.
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Aug 21st 2012, 8:35 AM
New initiative to divert people with dementia from institutional care launched
Genio, the charity heading up the project, says it hopes to provide those living with dementia with the option of living for longer within their own communities and having an improved quality of life.
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Aug 17th 2012, 6:45 AM
Willie O'Dea says Burton 'continues to mislead' over disability allowance cuts
Fianna Fáil TD said the Minister for Social Protection should be upfront about changes to criteria for the allowance and explain application refusals and delays.
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Aug 8th 2012, 7:15 AM
FG mayor speaks out against disability cuts
Councillor Peggy Nolan said we should be looking at wastage in the HSE and addressing the problems from the top down.
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Jul 24th 2012, 1:18 PM
Paying €1.1bn to bondholders is con job says TD
Donnelly said paying off bondholders while the State cuts funds for disabled children is obscene.
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Jun 27th 2012, 1:40 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know this morning…
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Jun 27th 2012, 8:38 AM
€25k left unallocated for wheelchair-accessible taxis
Irish Wheelchair Association believes that, even with grant aid, VAT and VRT on accessible taxis and cabs are “prohibitively” high.
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Jun 27th 2012, 6:45 AM
In pictures: Burton confronted outside Dáil over domiciliary care allowance
Taoiseach Enda Kenny insisted that there are no plans to reduce the allowance paid to carers of severely disabled children amid fears that some families could lose out.
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Jun 19th 2012, 5:12 PM
Carers using respite grant to pay bills, rather than for actual respite
This week 77,000 full-time carers are due to receive an annual respite grant of €1,700, but it’s unlikely to be used for holidays.
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Jun 8th 2012, 9:55 AM
Taoiseach joins employers taking part in national 'Job Shadow Day'
Enda Kenny is being shadowed by Cian O’Connor as part of a national programme for people in supported employment.
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Apr 25th 2012, 11:36 AM
Column: I lost my leg but now I aim to make Irish amputee football history
Simon Baker was a plasterer until a workplace accident ultimately saw his leg amputated. Here he explains how he found new hope in amputee football – and is aiming to make Ireland a real contender in the sport.
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Mar 18th 2012, 8:30 AM
TheJournal.ie’s progress report for the Government: Disability, carers
Kathleen Lynch is in charge of ensuring that the disabled and minorities are given a fair deal. How has she done so far?
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Mar 9th 2012, 2:00 AM
London Olympic volunteers made to answer 'delicate' questions
Prospective volunteers for this summer’s event are required to undergo ‘sensitivity training’ ahead of its commencement.
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Mar 7th 2012, 11:25 AM
Column: Disability cuts will change my life, and they don’t make financial sense
Living with cerebral palsy, Michael McCabe relies on assistance even to lift a glass to his mouth. Here he writes about the impact of cuts on his existence.
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Feb 23rd 2012, 7:40 AM
Employers warn that Burton's sick pay proposals will result in job losses
The Small Firms Association and the Irish Business and Employers Confederation have condemned the government’s plans to shift the burden of sick pay on to employers.
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Feb 20th 2012, 6:46 PM
Enhanced support for people with disabilities announced
The Minister for Social Protection has announced two new initiatives aimed at enhancing the support offered to people with disabilities who are planning to take up employment or development opportunities.
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Feb 13th 2012, 4:46 PM
Column: I’m jobless, so why am I excluded from JobBridge?
Laws that hinder parts of society from following their chosen career might remind us of the past – but they exist in Ireland today, writes Francis Dunne.
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Jan 26th 2012, 7:30 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Jan 19th 2012, 4:53 PM
Attitudes towards disabled more negative in past five years - report
The National Disability Authority has surveyed people’s attitudes to disability in 2011.
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Jan 19th 2012, 10:09 AM
HSE to close 555 nursing home beds and cut hospital budgets
The HSE has outlined how it will save €750 million over the next 12 months.
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Jan 16th 2012, 12:56 PM
Greece classes paedophilia as a 'disability'
The expansion of the list of state-recognised disability categories to include paedophiles, kleptomaniacs and sadomasochists has concerned disability groups in Greece.
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Jan 10th 2012, 7:39 PM
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