Concern over rise in alleged assaults of special needs pupils
Forty parents planning legal actions over alleged mistreatment, Department of Education records show
Inclusion Ireland
Call for ‘urgent’ review of new restraint guidelines in schools
Rules fall ‘far short’ short of what is needed to protect vulnerable pupils, special rapporteur on child protection says
NGOs must ‘listen hard’ to those they represent after crushing defeat of care referendum they backed
Leading voices from the No campaign call for a new approach from advocacy groups that appear out of step with the people they represent
Almost all parents fear child will lose resources under special education reforms, poll finds
Survey highlights ‘fundamental concerns’ of families, says three disability advocacy organisations
Calls to pause rollout of controversial changes to teaching hours for vulnerable pupils
Campaigners warn that one in three schools will lose support for disabled children while others would gain enhanced hours
‘An animal wouldn’t be treated this way’: 35% of children with disabilities secluded or restrained at school, poll shows
Campaigners call for urgent guidance and regulation for schools in managing pupils’ behaviour
Vulnerable pupils risk ‘losing out’ under changes to allocation of teaching hours for schools
New special education teacher model removes ‘complex needs’ as criteria for allocating resources
More than 500 teachers and SNAs took leave after physical assaults in schools
Maximum leave for assault is three months at full pay but this can be extended in serious cases
‘Archaic’ wards of court system to be abolished and replaced by decision support for people with disabilities
People with intellectual disabilities need lifelong decision-making support, says disability rights group
Disability committee hears of ‘inadequate’ care options
Clear vision needed to ‘stem tide of institutionalisation’ and support people to live ‘life of their choosing’
Inclusio to add 80 jobs following €4.1m seed funding
Tech start-up's software allows companies measure progress on diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Court ruling highlights ‘unacceptable’ waiting lists for children, disability campaigners say
Thousands of vulnerable children waiting years to access to speech and language, occupational therapy and other interventions
Families accuse HSE of wilfully neglecting children with disabilities
Protests to highlight the ‘shambles’ of the reconfigured children’s disability services
Disability provider in funding standoff with HSE
Camphill Communities refuses to sign service agreement until ‘adequate’ funding provided
Omicron wave: Government faces standoff with teaching unions over schools reopening
Unions and school management bodies to meet Minister for Education today
Man (40s) dies while taking part in race event in Galway
Carl Dempsey became ill during cycle section of Gaelforce race on Maamturk mountain
How the digital world has given some people voices – and taken others’ away
For people with special needs, digital communication is a force for both exclusion and inclusion
Parents’ alarm over low take-up of summer catch-up programme for vulnerable pupils
Government says it is working with schools to provide necessary resources and supports
Children with disabilities much more likely to be bullied in school
Many children with additional needs targeted because they are ‘different’
Parents frustrated over primary schools taking holidays next week
Department of Education says schools entitled to use ‘discretionary days’ for holidays
Class ‘key factor’ behind reluctance of schools to enrol autistic pupils
Few special classes provided in wealthy parts of south Dublin, Oireachtas committee hears
Keep Covid-19 suppressed to ensure schools remain open, urge campaigners
One million students and staff return to classrooms as schools fully reopen
Data Protection Commission to contact Department of Health over dossiers on children with autism
Department kept dossiers for use in legal cases, RTÉ documentary to report
Schools reopen but students with additional needs ‘left behind’, say groups
Autism charity criticises ‘half-baked’ plans for phased return to in-person teaching
‘Unconstitutional’ school closures violate children’s rights, say campaigners
Groups say online lessons do not translate into adequate education for all children
Partial reopening of special schools ‘a mixed day’ for families
Parents worry that limited return to class may be even more disruptive for children
Special needs schools: Families ‘deeply upset’ at reopening stand-off
Department and Fórsa union issue contradictory statement over reopening plans
Schools and classes for children with additional needs to reopen next Thursday
Agreement reached with unions over phased return of vulnerable children to classrooms
Union to support reopening special needs schools if concerns addressed
Advocacy groups say move is a ‘significant step’ in the right direction
Call to vaccinate special education staff to speed up schools reopening
Foley to meet advocacy groups amid fears school closures could last months
Parents of children with special needs: ‘It’s just going to chip away at our children’
Government has scrapped plans for special education to resume on Monday due to Covid-19
‘I’m beyond words. We’re ecstatic’: Parents react to special schools reopening
Thousands of vulnerable children regressed and lost key skills during the last school shutdown
Special schools and classes likely to remain open for vulnerable children
Ombudsman says blanket closure of schools is ‘not a viable option’
Vulnerable children ‘losing out’ on vital supports since schools reopened - poll
Survey finds many have reduced access to SNAs due to Covid-19 restrictions
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