The communications landscape has changed, and continues to evolve, sometimes at breathtaking pace. No sooner had email arrived than it became the standard written...
The theme of the National Disability Authority’s Annual Conference (12th October) in Croke Park is ensuring the availability of mainstream public services for people with disabilities. The How Walkable Is Your Town? report took centre-stage at the launch by Minister Frances Fitzgerald…
It has been Government policy for the last fifteen years, and a legal requirement for the last ten years, that mainstream public services would be planned and delivered to include people with disabilities....
Adrian Noonan discusses Social Media, with a little good advice for all potential users…
Social media for people with intellectual disabilities is good & bad. It keeps people with intellectual disabilities in touch with friends on Facebook and Twitter, and keeps people with intellectual disabilities up with news that concerns them ....
Mei Lin’s latest column looks at the most popular social networks and how to make the best of them.
Mei-Lin discusses social media from Youtube to Facebook and more. She advises us to enjoy it and stay safe while online. This is her...
Inclusion Ireland attend pre-Budget statement briefing.
Inclusion Ireland attended a pre-Budget statement briefing on Monday, September 21st along with eight other disability and network organisations in The Boardroom, Davenport Hotel in Dublin.....
Paul Alford shows the possibilities for decision-making and living an independent life in the community, available to people with disabilities with a positive attitude and support from helpful people.
My name is Paul Alford. I have worked for Inclusion Ireland for the last ten years as a self-advocate. I believe in rights for all people with intellectual disabilities. I believe all people should live as independently as possible .....
Deirdre Spain, a person with a learning disability tells how technology has helped change her life in many ways.
My first experience of technology was when I got a TV for my bedroom. Of course my family’s TV was in the sitting room, but this was my own to look at whatever I wanted. My parents were against this as I might be lonely in my bedroom and spend too much time on my own...
In the last four decades, victims of crime have moved more centre-stage in western jurisdictions. Justice systems are partially being reconstructed
Fiona Murphy of the Irish Criminal Justice and Disability Network details its mission and recent activities.
The Irish Criminal Justice and Disability Network (ICJDN) is a recently established organisation. Its aim is to provide a national platform whereby disability organisations and criminal justice agencies can be facilitated to improve ....
Sara Porzio details the work involved in sourcing a suitable autism day service for her daughter, and the disappointment in finding it removed at the last minute. She questions whether the health service values all people equally.
My daughter Francesca has autism and graduated from St Paul’s Special School in June of this year. In 2013, I had contacted our local Disability Manager. She told me that the school and the family would have to identify a service that best suited her needs....
