Enforced participation in a work placement scheme is seen a legitimate provision of personal care services to all age groups and people with disabilities. The Tús scheme which was launched by the previous government in late 2010 never actually started as Joan Burton found out when she took over her brief in the Department of […]
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I have had numerous periods in my life where I had poor mental health. Clinical depression, stress, feelings of not being able to cope, pick your euphenism. It’s not something I have talked about much until I was asked to write something for the Make a Ripple campaign and then forgot to do it. Poor […]
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Laura Maye is final year student in the University of Limerick studying for a Bachelors degree in Music, Media and Performance Technology. This animation on disability is part of her final year project and there are powerful messages in it from Sarah Fitzgerald and Dani Wheldon. “The Others” from Laura Maye on Vimeo.
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Opening in the Lighthouse Cinema on Friday 18th is Benda Bilili an award winning documentary about the Congolese group of disabled musicians and street children who make an album and become famous internationally.
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Given that Fine Gael and Labour had the most extensive commitments in the area of disability in their manifestos, it is no surprise that the Programme for Government section on the subject was extensive enough. The commitment to put the standards on Residential settings for people with disabilities on a statutory footing and ensure inspections […]
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