by Greg Craig | Jul 21, 2020 | news
” We’ll he looks normal why can’t he wear one ” the lady heading into work on the bus blurted out ,…. the man with the hard hat added ” best to leave him at home ” and so begins another day travelling in Ireland on public transport for people with disabilities .
by Greg Craig | Jul 20, 2020 | news
A Dail Committee was informed that persons with disabilities and their cares received little of no support from the service providers during the 5 months of the COVID 19 Pandemic with 4 Ministers responsible for Disabilities one wonders what are these Ministers and the Government doing >
by Greg Craig | Jul 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
Profound Ireland are calling on the new Irish Government to implement a number of reforms to improve the financial security ,supports and rights of family carers in Ireland Profound Ireland say ” for far to long ,family carers have been forced to struggle below...
by Greg Craig | Jul 2, 2020 | news
A new report published today confirms the view of our platform that Mental Service Users are being treated as ” second class citizens ” by the the Irish State and it’s agencies . The Annual report by the Mental Health Commission an independent body...
by Greg Craig | Jun 21, 2020 | news
It’s an exhausting and endless fight just to get basic services for your vulnerable dependent in the first instance then to be abandoned bu the State during a Pandemic was the last straw for many of the 18,000 people with ASD .
by Greg Craig | Feb 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
Don’t leave them behind has learned that more than 4000 ” assessment of need ” applications for children with disabilities are long overdue with a staggering 3,250 at least 3 months overdue . An ” Assessment of need ” is vital and must be...
by Greg Craig | Feb 1, 2020 | news
The Irish Government have cut respite services for person with ASD by €20 million causing huge damage and loss of opportunity for 1000s .
by Greg Craig | Sep 23, 2019 | news
EmployAbility is an interesting programme which supports people with a disability to secure and maintain employment . Employment Support Specialists integrate people with disabilities into employment in the open labour market and are part of the national EmployAbility...
by Greg Craig | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorised
Nexus ASD Preschool are holding an open day in Cois Sleibhe Community Centre this Monday the 16th September from 2pm to 4pm . Nexus ASD Preschools have been working with children diagnosed with ASD since 2015 .The schools ethos is to provide a safe and caring learning...
by Greg Craig | Jun 13, 2019 | ability, news
Looking forward to the upcoming Leave No One Behind conference taking place next Monday in the National University of Ireland Maynooth . This one day conference asks how public employment services and career guidance models can best meet the long term needs of those...
