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Disability Facts

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  1. July 26 2017,

    Mainstream Health and Disability: The Facts

    Mainstream health services are often not appropriate and/or accessible to the needs of people with disabilities. Costs …

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  2. July 4 2017,

    Disability Specific Health: The Facts

    Between 2008 and 2015, the budget for disability services was reduced by 159.4m[1] which included cuts to disability …

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  3. July 4 2017,

    General Disability: The Facts

    Disability happens more than you imagine In 2012, 12% of the population above the age of 15 had a disability.[1] 1 in …

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  4. June 1 2017,

    Disability and Education: The Facts

    Government investment in the first six years of a child’s life reduces social inequality and enables children to lead …

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  5. May 9 2017,

    Housing and Disability: The Facts

    Ireland is in a housing crisis. Many people with disabilities want to live in their own homes in the community. But …

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  6. May 1 2017,

    Employment and Disability: The Facts

    31% of working age people with a disability were at work compared to 71% of those without a disability.[1] Disability …

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  7. April 1 2017,

    Disability and Income: The Facts

    The economic crisis which began in 2008 was particularly hard for people with disabilities, many of whom were already …

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  8. March 1 2017,

    Transport and Disability: The Facts

    Almost 50% of people living with a physical disability have difficulty going out.[1] UN CRPD Once Ireland ratifies the …

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