For people with special needs, digital communication is a force for both exclusion and inclusion

Government says it is working with schools to provide necessary resources and supports

Ambitious education programme vital to support pupils with special needs – AsIAm

Few special classes provided in wealthy parts of south Dublin, Oireachtas committee hears

Department kept dossiers for use in legal cases, RTÉ documentary to report

Autism charity criticises ‘half-baked’ plans for phased return to in-person teaching

Advocacy groups urge expanded scheme for July and August in response to disruption

Unions ‘refused to accept advice provided by public health specialists’, says Norma Foley

INTO says reopening will depend on ‘improvement in public health landscape’

Plans being examined to provide support for vulnerable families during school closures

Foley to meet advocacy groups amid fears school closures could last months

‘Sense of devastation’ for families as classes ‘stripped away’, says head of autism support charity

Ombudsman says blanket closure of schools is ‘not a viable option’

Survey finds many have reduced access to SNAs due to Covid-19 restrictions

Polls shows parents worried over lack of clarity on how children will be supported

‘We hopefully won’t have that many weekends off because we want to continue to win games’

Autism support charity As I Am has produced a useful booklet – Bridge Back to School – to help with the transition

Everyone agrees that children with autism have a right to education. Underfunded, overcrowded schools need significant investment to provide it

Department of Education compels 39 schools in area to open classes for children with autism

Preparing children with special needs for school in September has to start now