The AT Passport will be a personal record of all of the relevant information about an individual’s requirement for AT including the necessary referrals, eligibility and training requirements and can support users to access the training and supports they need. It is expected that 10% of people with a disability
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, in collaboration with Employers for Change, the Employer Disability Information Service providers, have today published a new policy paper that seeks to improve the employment opportunities for people with disability in Ireland. More than one in seven people in Ireland have a disability,
The State’s spending on disability services will have to jump by up to half over the next 10 years, according to a major review of future needs by the Department of Health. The predictions are contained in the Review of Disability Social Care Demand and Capacity Requirements up to 2032
In Ireland, a person with a disability is just over half as likely to be employed as a non-disabled peer, according to a new study published by the employers’ group Ibec. The report says Ireland’s rate of employment amongst people with disabilities is half the European average, and the gap between
New Voice Guidance feature makes navigation even easier, joining a range of accessibility features Sky’s Group CPO committed to going beyond to make Sky Q even more accessible for all Sky Q, the award-winning TV box, is introducing Voice Guidance – a new feature that will make the platform more
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LockedOut: Seventy-seven per cent of people with physical disabilities have poor or no access to public spaces according to Irish Wheelchair Association. Irish Wheelchair Association calls for review of building regulations on wheelchair accessible housing, as it launches new guidelines for designing accessible environments. The organisation surveyed almost 1,000 people
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahkim/2019/10/25/allsup-winiarski-ndeam/#65bc6f9912a8 In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Diane Winiarski, the director of vocational rehabilitation at Allsup Employment Services, provides insight on the current state of disability employment in the country. In doing so, she debunks various myths that employers have about workers with disabilities, provides best practices on
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/is-ireland-ready-for-a-total-inclusion-approach-for-special-education-1.4109360 Last month the National Council for Special Education floated a bold idea: we should consider abolishing special schools and special classes and place all children in mainstream schools. regardless of their level of disability. The council says Ireland may be in breach of a UN convention by “segregating” up to 16,000 special pupils
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/diagnosis-not-needed-to-secure-sna-support-for-children-1.4119651 Thousands of parents will no longer need to pay for a diagnosis of a disability in order to access special needs assistants (SNA) for their children under major changes to the €500 million scheme. The Department of Education is instead planning to automatically front-load 17,000 SNAs to schools in
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