Wrote most of this recently in hospital on my iPhone where I had the time as nothing else to do but observe the health system at work and participate in it! I am one of the 25% of the population who has neither a medical card nor private health insurance. I don’t believe in private […]
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Claire is a woman I met socially a few months ago. She has had a significant physical disability since birth and following leaving school undertook a period of study in a further education college. She lives in local authority housing having moved there some years ago despite the concerns of her family. She was desperate […]
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The circumstances surrounding the deaths of Grainne Daly and Bernard Wright were reported last week and should be remembered for years to come. Unfortunately I fear that they may soon be forgotten. Both had disabilities and both had families who fought hard to get clarity regarding their treatment and cause of death. Grainne’s family had […]
Damian O’Broin is the director of Ask Direct, a fundraising and direct marketing agency. Let’s get the disclosures out of the way first, shall we? I earn my living in the charity sector, and have done for 20 years. I spend my days coming up with better ways to connect emotionally with donors in order […]
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While waiting for the publication of the report of the Review Group into Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant (5,000 people with disabilities are going to lose up to 20% of their income at the end of this month and few seem to care) thoughts also are not far away from very important legislation for […]