# Disability
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Moving Forward
After nine-year wait, Ireland to strengthen rights of people with a disability
21 Dec 2016
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Unacceptable
'Stupidity is not a handicap': Minister warns motorists to stop parking in disabled designated spots
3 Dec 2016
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Voices
Column: 'I don't have the same civil rights as other Irish women. I have a disability'
Ann Marie Flanagan
2 Dec 2016
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Determined
Thoughtless parking and designated driving: Life behind the wheel as a disabled driver
18 Nov 2016
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Mobility grant
'If he has a major seizure in the night, we need to know the car will start'
17 Nov 2016
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Social Welfare
'Utterly appalling': Anger expressed at waiting times for carer's allowance claims
13 Nov 2016
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Voices
Access for wheelchair users isn't just about putting in a ramp
Louise Bruton
11 Nov 2016
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equal status
'No one should be excluded because of their disability': Irish MEP welcomes tech bill
9 Nov 2016
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Cerebral Palsy
Parents fear son will miss hospital appointments as they can't afford to replace van
23 Oct 2016
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Martin Naughton
President leads tributes following death of 'inspirational' disability rights campaigner
14 Oct 2016
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Unemployment
Ireland has the highest rate of young people receiving benefits across 35 countries
5 Oct 2016
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WRC
Teenage boy awarded €5,500 after management stops him bringing assistance dog to school
23 Aug 2016
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Áras Attracta
'There's no prospect of my brother improving, he can't be moved into community living'
2 Aug 2016
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Anger
Minister demands meeting with HSE after being "appalled" at care of disability patients
15 Jul 2016
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Voices
'I was told I'd never write with a pen - and now I'm a teacher'
James Cawley
5 Jul 2016
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in care
Children with disabilities: Over 70 claims of abuse received by health watchdog
2 Jun 2016
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Voices
Republic of equals? My son, on a waiting list, twists in a wheelchair too small for his body
Tom Clonan
24 Apr 2016
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Sexual Abuse
Intellectually disabled man left in care home with alleged abuser for two years - report
2 Mar 2016
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Disability
'My classmates are twice as likely to get a job as I am when I graduate'
21 Feb 2016
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FACTCHECK
FactCheck: Is Fine Gael right to say it has "maintained disability spending"?
18 Feb 2016
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failings
HSE confirm that people were left in a foster home after allegations of sexual abuse
31 Jan 2016
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Voices
Looking for a job when you're disabled can be difficult, but it shouldn't be impossible
Rachel Creevey
27 Dec 2015
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Voices
'I had no choice but to sit in the cold and conduct my private garda business on the street'
Vivian Rath
3 Dec 2015
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staying classy
Trump says he didn't mock disabled reporter and 'doesn't even know what he looks like'
27 Nov 2015
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Sexual Assault
The unusual case of a woman found guilty of raping a severely disabled student
10 Nov 2015
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New Zealand
Parents stunt daughter's growth to make disability 'more manageable'
27 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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Protest
'We don't want to be told when we can go to the toilet, or eat or sleep'
17 Sep 2015
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Budget
'The street is a cold place' Enda Kenny gives coffee to man protesting outside Dáil
16 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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deafblind
As many as 17,000 people in Ireland could have this disability... but no one knows for sure
28 Jun 2015
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Cutbacks
Residents at disability centre locked in unit because of staff shortages
12 Jun 2015
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Voices
'A carer, what is that?' I am a weight lifter. I am a nurse. I am a specialist. I am exhausted.
Geraldine Renton
10 Jun 2015
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Voices
What's life like as a young carer? Jamie has cared for his mother since the age of six
The Carers Association
8 Jun 2015
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