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This guidance explains what is needed to become Disability Confident Committed, or a Disability Confident Employer or Leader. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disability-confident-guidance-for-levels-1-2-and-3

Irish Independent – 1/3/24 https://www.independent.ie/videos/irish-news/justin-and-jen-dawson-speak-about-their-son-ciaran-6-who-has-autism-and-their-struggles-getting-hse-support/a489311747.html

The Journal, 12 April 2024https://www.thejournal.ie/government-scrapping-disability-green-paper-6353319-Apr2024/

A Wall for Clivehttps://hospicefoundation.ie/our-supports-services/ihf-in-the-community/arts-and-creativity/seed-grants/seeds-grants-2023/a-wall-for-clive/

Prime Time 2 May 2023Access All Areas – follows four people with disabilities in their busy lives and reveals the obstacles that hinder them from living to the full.https://www.rte.ie/player/series/prime-time/SI0000000825?epguid=IH10000976-23-0034

Parents over three days on RTE’s Liveline discuss the tsunami of issues resulting from aging parents being full time carers to their adult children with no plan for the future. Thursday 25 May 2023https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/tina-turner-dies-special-needs-care/id212402885?i=1000614492414 Special Needs CareWednesday 24 May 2023https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/liveline/id212402885?i=1000614318054Mary O’Donnell is worried about who will care for her 36-year-old son Barry, who has autismContinue reading “Who will care for my adult child after I die? Special Needs Care”

says group protesting in Corkhttps://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40866440.html HSE is ignoring the Disability Act https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/hse-is-ignoring-the-disability-act-1.4834423 Disability assessments: ‘We’re burnt out, exhausted. Our savings are spent’ https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/disability-assessments-we-re-burnt-out-exhausted-our-savings-are-spent-1.4867465 Unmet needs: waiting lists in numbers8,000: Number of children on speech and language waiting lists9,000: Numbers waiting on psychology18,000: Numbers waiting on occupational therapy9%: Estimated number of assessments completed on time inContinue reading “We will not tolerate neglect of our children.”

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/hse-process-to-assess-children-s-needs-not-compliant-with-disability-law-court-finds-1.4824601 The Irish Times11 March 2022

Gov.ie launch press release https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/60d76-national-housing-strategy-for-disabled-people-2022-2027/ Download Easy to read version Download PDF version