Day: June 26, 2019

Changes that can Affect your Social Welfare Payment:

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/changes_that_can_affect_your_social_welfare_payment.html If you are getting a social welfare payment and your personal circumstances change you must contact the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. A change in your circumstances can mean you get an increase or a decrease in your social welfare payment. You could even be entitled to an extra

Travelling with Guide Dogs & Assistance Dogs:

https://guidedogs.ie/get-support/access-rights/ The Law and Persons with Disabilities: Under the Equal Status Acts 2000 – 2012 and the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003, accommodation providers, i.e. hotel and guesthouse proprietors, are prohibited from discriminating against persons with disabilities. Hotel and guesthouse proprietors must make reasonable changes to how their services are provided,

Irish Society for Autism:

https://autism.ie/ https://autism.ie/ A profile of our organisation: The Irish Society for Autism was created in 1963, and has long campaigned for the cause of Autism in Ireland and Worldwide. We are the longest established specialist service for people with Autism in Ireland. The Society was formed with the goals of

HSE Home Sharing Scheme-Sligo/Leitrim:

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/lifestyle/becoming-a-host-family-for-a-child-or-adult-with-a-disability-38196381.html A scheme involving caring for and sharing your home with a child or an adult with a disability and/or autism was outlined at an information evening in the the Radisson Hotel recently. The Home Sharing Scheme is a short break scheme facilitated by the HSE in Sligo and Leitrim.

HSE Home Sharing Scheme-Sligo/Leitrim:

https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/media/pressrel/hse-home-sharing-scheme-sligo-leitrim.html The Home Sharing Scheme is a short break scheme facilitated by the HSE in Sligo and Leitrim.  It involves caring for and sharing your home with a child or an adult with a disability and/or autism.  The Home Sharing Scheme is flexible. Host families or Host Carers offer a

Trinity College Dublin Installs First Disabled Bicycle Parking Facilities:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/trinity-college-dublin-installs-first-disabled-bicycle-parking-facilities-1.3936287 Trinity College Dublin has installed disabled bicycle parking facilities, the first college in Ireland to do so. The spaces, which allow for wider, hand-operated tricycles, as well as regular bikes, are clearly signposted, step-free and located next to a ramp. Trinity College’s director of disability services, Declan Treanor, welcomed anyone with a disability