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Disability

All time
care home
Wheelchair-using children unable to leave bedrooms in care home for weeks after lift broke down
8 May 2023
12.4k
20
grants
Slight increase announced in Housing Adaptation Grants for older and disabled people
30 Apr 2023
15.0k
5
Courts
Man awarded €30k from wheelchair assistance company after fall at Dublin Airport bus stop
27 Apr 2023
16.1k
Twitter
Elon Musk apologises for firing Twitter employee and making comments about his disability
8 Mar 2023
19.5k
8
accessibility
Complaints as steep temporary ramps at Dún Laoghaire Baths won't be upgraded until later in year
5 Jan 2023
20.9k
11
no magic pill
'This is not inspiration porn': Groundbreaking look at life of disability activist Martin Naughton
17 Sep 2022
19.0k
2
Disability
'Left high and dry': Wheelchair users hit out at damage caused while flying
12 Sep 2022
18.0k
12
no room
Wheelchair user facing homelessness condemns lack of Government support
10 Sep 2022
17.5k
6
clear our paths
Opinion: 'I'm vision impaired, so every step I take brings a potential surprise'
Tabitha Kenlon
Updated 18 Aug 2022
12.7k
5
Nagaenthran
Singapore executes disabled Malaysian man over drugs conviction
27 Apr 2022
20.7k
19
IHREC
People refused entry to pubs don't get 'adequate access to justice' under complaints system
14 Feb 2022
25.9k
Covid-19
Opinion: Restrictions may have eased, but the pandemic is far from over for disabled people
Rosie Farrell
8 Feb 2022
12.2k
4
Education
Therapy services at special school still not restored despite Taoiseach's assurances
5 Dec 2021
17.1k
10
Ombudsman
Ombudsman: Personal transport supports for disabled people 'inadequate and unfair'
23 Nov 2021
8.3k
8
Disability Services
Parents 'bawling their eyes out' as HSE relocates on-site therapists from special school
23 Sep 2021
47.0k
25
Shutting the Door
Opinion: Low ambition and poor policy keeping people with disabilities out of workplace
Joan O’Donnell
8 May 2021
11.1k
12
Academic uncertainty
'Doing the housework of academia': Women and minorities hardest hit by third-level working conditions
15 Nov 2020
25.1k
2
Child Protection
Children's Ombudsman says State must ensure vulnerable children are not be 'left behind' due to Covid
16 Sep 2020
10.2k
7
inclusion
Living with the 'new normal' is extra difficult with a disability - here are some small changes that would help
Carrie Williams
29 Aug 2020
24.0k
8
Out of Order
Campaign group concerned over increasing number of broken lifts at train stations
17 May 2020
16.9k
36
Covid-19
Families 'deeply concerned' about welfare of people with intellectual disabilities amid crisis
14 May 2020
10.5k
12
Opinion
'Lockdown, disability and me': One man shares his thoughts on the Covid-19 shutdown
James Rickard
11 May 2020
14.0k
5
Intellectual Disability
'Deep concerns' about lack of reporting of Covid-19 deaths among people with intellectual disabilities
Updated 27 Apr 2020
46.5k
77
Opinion: Stranded on platforms, crawling through faulty lifts: travelling with a disability on public transport
Sean O'Kelly
6 Feb 2020
9.3k
5
HIQA
Report finds adult residents 'stripped naked' in front of children at Donegal care centre
6 Feb 2020
22.5k
10
inclusion
'We need shows like Fair City to star people with disabilities and reflect the world we live in'
11 Jan 2020
18.6k
27
independent living
Opinion: Disabled people in Ireland need the right to personal assistance
James Cawley
16 Nov 2019
13.9k
12
Irish Rail
Broken lifts at Dart stations 'getting worse', warn disability activists
12 Nov 2019
8.8k
22
Opinion
I remember texting my friend: 'Not to scare you, but I think I'm going blind'
NC Grey
23 Oct 2019
38.9k
5
july provision
Changes to summer scheme for children with disabilities to be considered after High Court cases
7 Oct 2019
22.3k
17
independent living
'Overlooked': Calls for 'housing crisis' among disabled people to be addressed in Budget
2 Oct 2019
5.4k
5
HIQA
Life inside Ireland's disability services: Allegations of abusive staff and unexplained bruising
8 Sep 2019
16.8k
13
Confidential recipient
'They feel there's an unreasonable effort to control them': Watchdog concern over HSE treatment of people with disabilities
3 Sep 2019
13.1k
8
Recruitment
Call for change in language requirements for garda recruits with dyslexia
24 Aug 2019
23.2k
22
Education
HSE accused of 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' by cutting €31.80 allowance for students with disability
19 Aug 2019
24.7k
44
two sides to a story
Dublin's sandwich board wars: A council 'money grab' or a step in the right direction?
17 Aug 2019
37.0k
31
Male who sexually assaulted his teenage cousin, who has a disability, gets suspended sentence
2 Aug 2019
29.5k
56
Opinion
Opinion: Only the person themselves can decide if they are a 'disabled person' or 'person with a disability'
Brigid O'Dea
6 Jun 2019
28.1k
94
Education
High Court grants review of decision not to approve child with Down Syndrome for schooling scheme
22 May 2019
8.8k
column
Column: Why are personalised attacks on children with disabilities, like Greta Thunberg, being tolerated?
Shane Dunphy
5 May 2019
42.4k
70
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