# Disability
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Voices
Column: 'I have been asked if I mourn the healthy, normal son that I could have had'
Hesline Crawford
25 Mar 2018
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Discrimination
Lidl Ireland apologises to mum and son who were told to leave store with autism assistance dog
23 Mar 2018
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Voices
36 hours alone in a bed without so much as a hot drink: lessons to be learned from Storm Emma
Tom Clonan
7 Mar 2018
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Voices
Brittle bones: 'It means that my bones break easily and I cannot walk very far'
Amy Hassett
10 Dec 2017
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Carers
'I love her too much to put her in a home': Calls for support after RTÉ doc on the struggles of carers
6 Dec 2017
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going out
'So many venues' wheelchair bathrooms won’t have sanitary bins, soap, or mirrors - they barely have a working lock'
2 Dec 2017
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Out with the old
Rehab Group to drop its name and spend up to €40,000 on rebranding
23 Nov 2017
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Change
'They're both excelling': Reform in child disability services begins to show signs of success
19 Nov 2017
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Voices
Cerebral palsy: 'I’m like everyone else. I want to party, get drunk, make mistakes'
Paddy Smyth
19 Nov 2017
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Voices
Assistive technology: 'I have difficulty speaking and I use my iPad as a communications device to speak'
Anne O'Brien
16 Nov 2017
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dunfirth farm
Fees at centre for residents with autism to be probed over concerns about 'unknown criteria'
12 Nov 2017
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Distress
'Physically and psychologically abusive' situation reported at Kilkenny care centre
6 Nov 2017
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diversity
'Diversity equals innovation': Why these Irish workplaces are blazing a trail for inclusiveness
3 Nov 2017
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Camphill
Concerns raised about how residents would exit disability centre in event of fire
1 Nov 2017
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World Sight Day
'It puts holes in the retina': Thousands at risk of blindness due to diabetes-linked eye disease
12 Oct 2017
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valproate
Epilepsy drug which has left 400 Irish children with disabilities to come under EU review today
26 Sep 2017
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Voices
Tom Clonan: 'Leo knows we get up early in the morning to bathe, toilet & spoonfeed our loved ones'
Tom Clonan
20 Sep 2017
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Voices
'My intellectually disabled daughter should be able to move out like other young people'
Sorcha Ward
3 Sep 2017
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Voices
Column: 'My brother Thomas is not suitable for 'community living''
Joyce Bambury
27 Aug 2017
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Voices
Tom Clonan: 'I've had enough. We need a campaign for our brothers and sisters disabled by our State'
Tom Clonan
11 Aug 2017
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Voices
Disability: 'Are one in four people that I meet uncomfortable talking to me?'
Keith Hayes
25 Jul 2017
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Voices
Column: 'We need fines for cars parked on footpaths and for wheelie bins'
Sean O'Kelly
22 Jul 2017
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Equal Rights
"We're not looking for something extra or more than - we're looking for same as others"
13 Jul 2017
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Spina Bifida
'We were told she wouldn't walk': Young girl beats odds and competes in dance competition
9 Jul 2017
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Disability
'He pinned my arms down and he strangled me': Couple with challenged son call for more support
29 Jun 2017
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National Carers Week
'My greatest fear is she will outlive me': Elderly carers in Ireland struggle for help
10 Jun 2017
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Overdue
HSE reveals thousands of children left waiting for assessment, despite 3 month legal deadline
10 Jun 2017
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disability act
Children aged three forced to wait two years for assessment, despite legal 3 month deadline
7 Jun 2017
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mr price
Store manager shared videos of disabled employee in WhatsApp group for 'merriment'
17 May 2017
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Social Protection
Government criticised over huge number of disabilities payments denied, only to be allowed upon appeal
7 May 2017
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disability rights
Tributes paid to 'fearless and brilliant campaigner' Donal Toolan
24 Apr 2017
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Voices
Column: 'I'm challenging the decision makers here to spend 24 hours in my wheelchair'
Sean O'Kelly
6 Apr 2017
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bionic man
Groundbreaking science allows paralysed man use his brain to control his arms again
29 Mar 2017
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