#disability rights
# disability-rights - Tuesday 24 April, 2018
'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.
# disability-rights - Sunday 8 April, 2018
Column: 'We waited for three hours on the side of the road in the dark and cold. I'm sick of it'
This is an issue that wheelchair users face on a daily basis, writes Linda Byrne.
# disability-rights - Thursday 13 July, 2017
"We're not looking for something extra or more than - we're looking for same as others"
Ireland is the only EU country yet to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
# disability-rights - Monday 24 April, 2017
Tributes paid to 'fearless and brilliant campaigner' Donal Toolan
President Michael D Higgins said Toolan was “a deeply committed advocate for legislation on disability rights”.
# disability-rights - Thursday 30 March, 2017
Joanne O’Riordan: 'I will not allow this government treat me like a second class citizen'
More than 100 disability groups gathered outside the gates of Leinster House today to demand the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
# disability-rights - Tuesday 15 September, 2015
'No more crumbs from the Budget table': wheelchair users stage 72 hour Dáil protest
Treatment of people with disabilities has created a mix of “anger and rage”.
# disability-rights - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
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.