Ottobock: Prostheses: The challenges brought about by limb loss are not just about your ability to walk.The effects are far-reaching, from changing how you manage your workplace, how you think about travel, even your hobbies and how you choose to exercise. For nearly a century Ottobock has created products driven
Assistance Dogs Northern Ireland: ADNI hopes to fulfill the need for more Assistance Dogs and training options for disabled people within Northern Ireland. ADNI believes that there is a gap in the provision of Assistance Dogs for these people within Northern Ireland, and hopes to help as many people as
Types of Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles There are two types – Taxis and Hackneys. Taxis and Wheelchair Accessible Taxis: Taxis and wheelchair accessible taxis are public hire vehicles. Their licence and licensing requirements allow them to stand for hire at a rank (taxi ranks at airports, train and bus stations) and
Free Travel: Everyone aged 66 and over, legally resident and living permanently in the State, is entitled to the Free Travel Scheme. Some people under 66 also qualify. If you qualify for free travel, you are issued with a card that you must carry with you when using public transport.
Ferries & Ferry Ports: Ferry companies operating to and from Ireland use ships which are accessible to people with mobility difficulties. If you need help with boarding and disembarking you should give the ferry company as much notice as possible so that they can make arrangements (this may mean boarding
Links to Accessibility information on Transport Operators websites: Dublin Bus Irish Rail Bus Eireann Luas Dublin Bus: At Dublin Bus we want to provide a friendly, efficient and safe service to all our customers. Some of our customers have a disability, which is sometimes not visible, so they need our
Tax back on Guide Dog: If you are blind or visually impaired, you can claim a tax credit if you own a trained guide dog. You can also claim the Blind Tax Credit. The Guide Dog Allowance is an allowance of €825 per year. Use myAccount to claim the Guide Dog Allowance. Assistance dogs provided
Shopmobility Ireland: https://www.shopmobility.ie/about-us Shopmobility is a scheme which lends manual wheelchairs, powered wheelchairs and powered scooters to members of the public with limited mobility to shop and to visit leisure and commercial facilities within a town, city or shopping centre. The concept of Shopmobility is for anyone, young or old,
Mobility training for people with visual impairments: Orientation and mobility training is of crucial importance to many people with vision impairments. Mobility training helps to develop skills required to move around safely in the environment. Some people with vision impairments have enough residual vision to move around independently. Other people
Dogs for the Disabled: https://dogsfordisabled.ie/about/dogs/ Dogs for the Disabled dogs are specially trained to assist physically disabled children and adults to carry out a range of practical tasks and to provide stability when needed. Each dog is trained to cater for the needs of their specific partner to enable them
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