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Housing Adaptation Grant
The government is giving almost €60 million towards home improvements for older people
29 May 2017
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Rehab
Decriminalisation of people with intellectual disabilities having sex welcomed
15 May 2017
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children's health
Three year campaign results in 33,000 children with disabilities getting full medical cards
2 May 2017
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disability rights
Tributes paid to 'fearless and brilliant campaigner' Donal Toolan
24 Apr 2017
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disabilities
85% jump in number of complaints received about HSE care of vulnerable adults
9 Mar 2017
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working poor
750,000 people are living in poverty in Ireland - on under €218 a week
5 Jul 2016
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State Supports
Brendan O'Connor: Children with disabilities are not taken care of in Ireland
14 May 2016
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the trust
Troubled Rehab and CRC lottery takes first, faltering step towards recovery
29 Mar 2016
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Day of Reckoning
Today is D-day for all public buildings to be made accessible for those with disabilities
31 Dec 2015
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Voices
'David is 22, he has a college degree and is a wheelchair user. All he wants is a job'
John Dolan
3 Oct 2015
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Seanad bid
'My son will never live independently. I fear for his future when I'm dead'
28 Sep 2015
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benefits of the doubt
French woman gets €200/week disability allowance for controversial 'gadget allergy'
26 Aug 2015
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State of the Nation
Minister 'hasn't heard anything' to reassure her about abuse at other care homes
16 Dec 2014
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children's health
Children with Spina Bifida are massively under-served in Ireland: study
3 Sep 2014
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Voices
Opinion: Once again, we've heard a depressingly familiar tune from Ireland on human rights
Kirsten Roberts
16 Jul 2014
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Leaders' Questions
'It's appalling what you've done': Kenny fights back on disability cuts
15 Jul 2014
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United Nations
Austerity has 'weakened' the human rights of Ireland's most vulnerable
14 Jul 2014
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Oireachtas agenda
Do sexual assault laws discriminate against people with disabilities?
10 Jun 2014
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Investigation
'Another non-consensual mass medical experiment': Calls for investigation into symphysiotomy
10 Jun 2014
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compensation
Woman with disabilities awarded €30k after employer refused to provide her with a chair
19 May 2014
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Voices
Column: How my trip to a children's mental asylum in Belarus made me proud to be Irish
Cliodhna Russell
18 Mar 2014
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cross-party support
No contest likely on Down Syndrome bill to provide resource teaching
7 Feb 2014
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Voices
Column: The Government stalls while people with mobility difficulties fall deeper into isolation
Anne-Maree Quinn
30 Jan 2014
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SNAs
Government approves appointment of 390 new posts for special needs assistants
3 Dec 2013
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top-ups
HSE were sent reports stating a portion of salaries were being paid with lottery proceeds, says CRC
2 Dec 2013
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Voices
Column: Cerebral palsy is a part of me – but it’s not all of me
Jane Fennessy
2 Oct 2013
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Funding Cuts
'HSE made errors when they calculated our funding cuts,' says Sunbeam House
1 Oct 2013
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st michael's house
Emergency motion on disability cuts to be brought to Dublin City Council
2 Sep 2013
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