The time for polite encouragement is over legislation with teeth with a national quota system that guarantees employment for people with disabilities is required .
Participation in the democratic process is a fundamental right in Ireland however if you have a disability the State places significant barriers to prevent you from participating in the democratic process resulting in huge numbers of people disenfranchised.
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Living with autism in Ireland today is a significant challenge with limited services and a clear lack of support from most State Agencies working in the area
As the State promises carers a contributory pensions for a life time of full-time care -they have excluded 1000s of life-time carers who received a social welfare payment during their time providing full-time care -these carers have saved the State over €20 billion a year contributing to the huge budget surplus that the Government are holding .It appears that the Government have not learned any lessons from the abject failure of their referendum on care
The care referendum will compromise rights of people with disabilities and carers and will provide no new enforceable rights or improved services for people with disabilities and carers a NO vote on March 8th is vital .
Only in Ireland can you have a referendum on caring with significant barriers in place to casting an actual vote and participate in the democratic process .
Proposed Referendum Article 42.B fails to enshrine a unequivocall commitment by the Government for the provision of care by the Government and attempts to pass on the provision of care to families exclusively -this Referendum is an opportunity for people with disabilities and carers to demonstrate that we have had enough of the failure of the State to provide equal support and services for people with disabilities and carers and No vote will ensure that the Government will have to take it’s responsibilities seriously .