Last week the HSE published a report that has been three years in the making on the lives of people with disabilities in Ireland who live in congregated settings. There has been very little coverage of its contents or recommendations and I wonder following the Primetime programme on the abuse of people with disabilities and [...]
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Today was JobBridge day. The National Internship Scheme announced as part of the Jobs Initiative was launched by Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton and An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny. The new programme is not dissimilar to the Work Placement Programme which I commented on last month, apart from the extra €50 payment to interns. Even [...]
Tags:Disabilty·JObBridge·Jobs Initiative·Minister Joan Burton·Poverty Trap·Sprinboard
It would be an understatement to say that the Presidential campaign is boring and annoying me at the same time. Apart from the continual reinterpretation of the constitution and the promises to have conversations, change, create jobs (Niall O’Dowd), protect the unborn (Mitchell) the way in which hopeful candidates are broadcasting everything as they open an envelope or [...]
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Today’s guest post is from Joe O’Reilly who is a Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan. I will definitely be responding when I return from holidays and think many of my readers will be interested in what he has to say. I want to thank Suzy for giving me the space to talk to you about [...]
Sarah Fitzgerald blogs on her personal blog and works in the Independent Living Movement. I met her a few years ago and have kept in touch both on and off line. She took up the offer of a guest post on the blog and I am delighted she did so. Saturday night was the first [...]
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Enforced participation in a work placement scheme is seen a legitimate provision of personal care services to all age groups and people with disabilities. The Tús scheme which was launched by the previous government in late 2010 never actually started as Joan Burton found out when she took over her brief in the Department of [...]
Tags:CE·Community Employment·Tús
I have had numerous periods in my life where I had poor mental health. Clinical depression, stress, feelings of not being able to cope, pick your euphenism. It’s not something I have talked about much until I was asked to write something for the Make a Ripple campaign and then forgot to do it. Poor [...]
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Laura Maye is final year student in the University of Limerick studying for a Bachelors degree in Music, Media and Performance Technology. This animation on disability is part of her final year project and there are powerful messages in it from Sarah Fitzgerald and Dani Wheldon. “The Others” from Laura Maye on Vimeo.
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Opening in the Lighthouse Cinema on Friday 18th is Benda Bilili an award winning documentary about the Congolese group of disabled musicians and street children who make an album and become famous internationally.
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Given that Fine Gael and Labour had the most extensive commitments in the area of disability in their manifestos, it is no surprise that the Programme for Government section on the subject was extensive enough. The commitment to put the standards on Residential settings for people with disabilities on a statutory footing and ensure inspections [...]
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