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Since the Covid lockdown many disabled children in Ireland have “regressed” as regards toilet training and speech, according to Catherine Cox of Family Carers Ireland.
A group of UN human rights experts have expressed alarm at what they call a “growing trend” to enact legislation allowing for Assisted Suicide “based largely on having a disability or disabling conditions, including in old age”. These provisions could institutionalise “ableism” and would “directly violate” the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the […]
Going from door to door on the campaign trail in Navan last week, I was repeatedly surprised by how many people are extremely upset and anxious about the lack of services for people with disabilities. I have a son on the autistic spectrum, and I am very aware of the sense of frustration people feel […]