Like many two-year-olds, my nephew hates socks and loves blueberries. He’s also unlike other little boys
Tom is not the problem. It’s the rest of us
disability
As a disabled person, creating art can become a Faustian bargain
I like to think that each year, outside of journalism, I complete at least one substantial project. But last year I had nothing to declare
Government shouldn’t be so quick to yell Gotcha! at Sinn Féin. Its record on children is shameful
When election candidates coming knocking at your door, will you speak for the children so badly let down by the State?
Disabled people, routinely presumed incapable of managing their money, have had bank accounts frozen
Researchers found ‘systemic barriers’ faced by people with disabilities trying to accessing their own money
Irish Rail apologises after wheelchair user was accused of ‘holding up train’
Conor McCauley says he is ‘sick of being treated as second-class citizen’ on public transport
Department of Education ordered to pay €5,000 to blind student denied access to summer tuition
Cormac Flynn’s barrister said Minister for Education decided to close schools during Covid-19 pandemic ‘without ensuring that the educational needs of the complainant were provided for’
Dublin tech start-up aiming to improve air travel for passengers with mobility issues
PRM Assist says it has the edge over the competition because it has taken an integrated approach to managing assistance services
Making a difference for disability
Addressing the unfair conditions faced by people with disabilities requires innovative approaches that not only tackle immediate needs but also drive systemic change
Parents fear disabled son’s only home will have to be sold to meet inheritance tax bill
Rules on gifting property while alive are very different to the situation when you are dead and the recipient is inheriting
Children with special needs lose out as schools redeploy resource teachers to mainstream classes, inspectors find
Report finds learning targets set for many children with additional needs are ‘not appropriately challenging’
New grants of up to €25,000 to support people with disabilities in workplace
Heather Humphreys to launch Work and Access programme which will provide financial supports to help people with disabilities get into or continue in work
Disability pride parade takes place in Dublin to raise visibility and change public perceptions
It is the second such parade to take place in Ireland, with the world’s first taking place in Chicago in 2004
‘All I want is to go outside’: Man trapped at home for years while waiting for electric wheelchair
Michael Dunne (73) and wife Concepta borrowed €5,000 for home adaptations, but still wait for outdoor-suitable chair
Accessibility finally moves centre stage in the digital world
Companies racing against deadline as 1 in 4 people in Europe identifies as having some form of disability
Simon Harris ‘happy’ for John McGahon to seek Fine Gael nomination despite court fine for assault and battery
Taoiseach spoke as he marked the appointment of Nikki Bradley to the Seanad in place of Regina Doherty
When inheritance can be more trouble than it is worth
For people on social welfare, a windfall can unravel the financial support available without careful advance planning
If the electorate demands better disability services, politicians will be forced to respond
An attitude of benign support is not enough for people with disabilities and their families
When it comes to the State’s must vulnerable children, we don’t seem to learn from our failures
The annual report from the Ombudsman for Children highlights the failure to tackle systemic gaps in the State’s obligations to vulnerable children
‘I’m not disabled enough’: Single-arm amputees can’t access disabled drivers’ scheme
The scheme helps motorists adapt their cars, but those who have lost only one arm do not qualify
Minister apologises for HSE’s failure to talk to family of ward of court sent to UK
Fine Gael Senator questions health service structures that allows ‘no oversight, feedback or care plan’
Race or sexual orientation discrimination complaints up sharply last year - WRC
Discrimination overall remains most common grounds for bringing case to Workplace Relations Commission
Public and private sector employers urged to ‘work with the strengths’ of people with disabilities
Fórsa trade union conference hears of experiences of woman with hearing loss and man with autism and ADHD identifications
‘Difficult choices’: The particular vulnerability of children with disabilities in South Sudan
Amid ‘the world’s invisible crisis’, children with disabilities, and the people who love them, face particularly severe challenges
Top law firm ordered to pay solicitor €5,000 over ‘long Covid’ discrimination
Mason Hayes and Curran told to retrain its managers on disability policies
Will inheritance cause a problem with my weekly disability payment?
Care is needed when planning to leave something to a person who is on means-tested social welfare support
Text alert scheme will tip off wardens to illegal parking
The Disabled Drivers Association (DDAI) is calling on city and county councils nationwide to implement the new scheme to ‘combat the misuse of accessible parking bays’
‘I live in a body in which there is often no value to the pain I experience . . . it’s just a glitch in the system’
My experience would have me believe that if pain is akin to a black hole, an enigmatic force will pull, tug, expand and contract our being, warping time and everything else within it
‘They’re basically telling me I’m not paralysed enough’: Amputee unable to access vehicle adaptation scheme
David Digan (39) lost an arm following a motorcycle crash and has been unable to find work since
‘I’m going to be with the HR gang, working with the loveliest boss ever’
Liam Foley, who has Down syndrome, speaks about his role as People and Culture Champion with the National Lottery
Down syndrome and employment: ‘It shouldn’t be amazing anymore, it should just be the norm’
Hospitality and retail remain key areas of employment for people with the condition but the base is broadening, says charity
Remembering my husband Jonathan Irwin: ‘God help you if you were targeted because you couldn’t say no to him’
Mary-Ann O’Brien remembers her husband and their time setting up and running the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation
Failed referendums can be the starting point for real reform
Overwhelming No-No vote in the referendums does not mean social change has stalled
Department of Education disputes accuracy of school principals’ petition over controversial changes to learning support
Department says 100 signatories were either not school leaders or are principals at schools unaffected by the changes
My parents paid a huge price in looking after my disabled brother. We have no idea what happens next
Disability should not have to mean life stops for everyone but my parents feel guilty taking any time off from looking after my brother
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