https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/fermanagh-programme-help-young-people-16854292 A pilot sports programme in the Fermanagh and Omagh district is encouraging young people with disabilities to get involved in sports – and to just have a ‘wheelie’ good time. The ‘ Wheelie Active Club ‘ aims to give a platform to children who have disabling illnesses and their siblings to try a
https://www.rte.ie/news/2019/0905/1073986-school-hours-disability/ The report found that thousands of children around the country are being affected By Emma O Kelly One in four children with a disability are being denied the opportunity to attend school for the full school day, with children with autism most at risk from the practice, according to a
https://www.oco.ie/news/beyond-limits-the-first-event-of-its-kind-for-young-people-with-disabilities/ Beyond Limits: Empowering young people with disabilities, a summit for young people with disabilities will be launched on Tuesday, 20th August at Croke Park. The event itself takes place at Croke Park on Saturday 19thOctober and will be opened by President Michael D Higgins. Beyond Limits is the first event
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/decision-to-cut-31-80-training-allowance-for-people-with-disabilities-slammed-as-an-attack-on-societys-most-vulnerable-38415967.html A decision to cut a vital training allowance for people with disabilities has been slammed as an attack on society’s most vulnerable. As thousands of students who received CAO offers on Friday prepare to take up college courses in the coming weeks, a cohort of students with disabilities face
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/noel-joyce-hax-disability-problem-solving Noel Joyce, head of design at Hax, believes that those living with a disability have a superpower that lets them, in some aspects, see into the future. As part of our efforts to optimise human society into the most efficient mechanism, we attempt to create a world for the
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/training-allowance-for-students-with-a-disability-to-be-axed-38294766.html Hundreds of young school leavers with a disability who take up training programmes this autumn are to have a special allowance axed, it has been confirmed. The rehabilitative training (RT) allowance, worth €31.80 a week per student, will no longer be paid to new entrants. It comes as the
https://autismservicesireland.com/singleBlog.php?b_id=50 The reality of finding a home Tutor in Ireland, where do I begin? I know I am not the only parent that has gone through this struggle and I won’t be the last. The Autism community is filled with such a caring group of parents who are always trying
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/0402/1040163-autism-ireland/ A new survey has found that there is strong positive support for autistic people in schools, employment and society generally. The study was commissioned by autism advocacy group AsIAm to coincide with World Autism Awareness Day, which is being marked today. It is estimated that around one in every
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https://www.independent.ie/business/small-business/advice-centre/what-obligations-does-an-employer-have-when-dealing-with-disability-in-the-workplace-37344290.html Q: What are my obligations as an employer in relation to disability and reasonable accommodation? A: The topics of disability and reasonable accommodation in employment has become a forefront topic HR of late. Legislation Ireland has legislation set out in which to protect employees that have a disability from
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