My News
Personalise your news feed by choosing your favourite topics of interest
#Disability
# disability - Saturday 11 January, 2020
'We need shows like Fair City to star people with disabilities and reflect the world we live in'
The short film Aretha stars young actress Orla Casey, who has been acting since she was in primary school.
# disability - Saturday 16 November, 2019
Opinion: Disabled people in Ireland need the right to personal assistance
Assistance is often the difference between existing and living for many of us, writes James Cawley.
# disability - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
Broken lifts at Dart stations 'getting worse', warn disability activists
Several lifts were out of order at Dart stations this morning. Irish Rail said it was working to get them fixed.
# disability - Wednesday 23 October, 2019
I remember texting my friend: 'Not to scare you, but I think I'm going blind'
Singer NC Grey describes what it was like to lose sight unexpectedly in one eye – and how it has impacted her life.
# disability - Monday 7 October, 2019
Changes to summer scheme for children with disabilities to be considered after High Court cases
The scheme provides funding towards extra schooling in July for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or severe learning disability.
# disability - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
'Overlooked': Calls for 'housing crisis' among disabled people to be addressed in Budget
Advocates say people with disabilities have been facing a housing crisis of their own.
# disability - Sunday 8 September, 2019
Life inside Ireland's disability services: Allegations of abusive staff and unexplained bruising
The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.
# disability - Tuesday 3 September, 2019
'They feel there's an unreasonable effort to control them': Watchdog concern over HSE treatment of people with disabilities
In 2018, 206 complaints or concerns were received by Confidential Recipient for Vulnerable Persons.
# disability - Saturday 24 August, 2019
Call for change in language requirements for garda recruits with dyslexia
Learning additional languages is often very challenging for students with dyslexia.
# disability - Monday 19 August, 2019
HSE accused of 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' by cutting €31.80 allowance for students with disability
Organisations have said young people with a disability will have “a further barrier to equality placed before them”.
# disability - Saturday 17 August, 2019
Dublin's sandwich board wars: A council 'money grab' or a step in the right direction?
The council will begin enforcement from the start of next month. Business owners aren’t happy.
# disability - Friday 2 August, 2019
Male who sexually assaulted his teenage cousin, who has a disability, gets suspended sentence
The accused, now aged 24, had delayed his case by five years after skipping court in 2014.
# disability - Thursday 6 June, 2019
Opinion: Only the person themselves can decide if they are a 'disabled person' or 'person with a disability'
You might roll your eyes at yet another millennial taking issue over the order in which we put the words – but labels matter, writes Brigid O’Dea.
# disability - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
High Court grants review of decision not to approve child with Down Syndrome for schooling scheme
The July Provision Scheme provides funding for extended schooling for children with ASD and severe/profound learning disability.
# disability - Sunday 5 May, 2019
Column: Why are personalised attacks on children with disabilities, like Greta Thunberg, being tolerated?
We should debate Thunberg’s ideas but comments that focus on the symptoms of her condition are out of order, writes Shane Dunphy.
# disability - Monday 29 April, 2019
We need to change the disabled parking logo - so people stop telling me that I'm not disabled when I am
‘I find these interventions by members of the public quite insulting and extremely embarrassing,’ writes cystic fibrosis advocate, Benat Broderick, 15.
# disability - Tuesday 23 April, 2019
'An attack on the most vulnerable': HSE introduces fees for transport to disability day services
One family told their local MEP they were facing a €2,000 annual bill.
# disability - Friday 19 April, 2019
Opinion: 'Sometimes it just takes a little moment of courage to change your life forever'
‘One day I realised I didn’t want to hide my arm anymore. I didn’t want to be ashamed of my body. I wanted to embrace it,’ writes Paralympian Ellen Keane.
# disability - Saturday 16 February, 2019
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.
# disability - Wednesday 9 January, 2019
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.
# disability - Wednesday 2 January, 2019
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
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.
# disability - Thursday 27 December, 2018
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.
# disability - Thursday 13 December, 2018
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.
# disability - Monday 3 December, 2018
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.
# disability - Thursday 22 November, 2018
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.
# disability - Thursday 4 October, 2018
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.”
# disability - Monday 1 October, 2018
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.
# disability - Saturday 22 September, 2018
'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.
# disability - Thursday 23 August, 2018
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.
# disability - Tuesday 21 August, 2018
'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.
# disability - Sunday 12 August, 2018
'Broken' wards of courts system 'depriving people of their liberty'
A man lost his bid to leave a nursing home during the week.
# disability - Sunday 22 July, 2018
'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.
# disability - Saturday 21 July, 2018
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.
# disability - Saturday 30 June, 2018
Media stereotyping: 'The person with an intellectual disability is treated as either 'heroic' or 'tragic''
This needs to change, writes Nuala Macklin.
# disability - Saturday 16 June, 2018
'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.
# disability - Sunday 10 June, 2018
'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.
# disability - Sunday 3 June, 2018
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.
# disability - 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 - Sunday 22 April, 2018
'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.
Your say
View more polls
Poll: Should Mary Lou be allowed partake in RTÉ and Virgin Media's party leader debates?
CONTROVERSY HAS BUILT over the exclusion of Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald’s exclusion from two televised leaders’ debates ahead of this year’s general election.
Yesterday it emerged that Sinn Féin is seeking legal advice over McDonald’s exclusion from RTÉ’s leaders’ debate on 4 February, while the party also wrote to Virgin Media to object to a head-to-head debate between the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael leaders this week.
Virgin Media Television argued that coverage is in accordance with BAI guidelines, and was allocated on the basis of party performance in the 2016 general election and the local elections in 2019.
RTÉ also told the Irish Times that the decision was made to host a head-to-head debate between Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin on the basis of the 2016 election and other elections since, as well as “other factors”.
The broadcaster also said other party leaders would face off during a debate on Claire Byrne Live on 27 January.
However, Sinn Féin’s performance in two opinion polls – the most recent of which put the party just two points behind Fine Gael – has led to calls for McDonald to be included.
But what do you think? Should RTÉ and Virgin Media include Mary Lou McDonald in their leaders’ debates?
Poll Results:
Yes (13946)
No (3159)
I don't know/No opinion (334)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
Lise Hand: Meticulous election planning meaningless as parties skid on first banana skins
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Dublin Weather
Change location-
Wednesday
Low clouds and fog breaking for some sun
Max: 10 °C
Min: 5 °C
-
Thursday
Low clouds breaking for some sun
Max: 9 °C
Min: 4 °C
-
Friday
Cloudy
Max: 8 °C
Min: 5 °C
Low clouds and fog breaking for some sun
Max: 10 °C
Min: 5 °C
Cloudy
Max: 8 °C
Min: 5 °C
Most Popular
Most viewed articles in the past 24 hours
Most Commented
Most commented articles in the past 3 days
Download our app
