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'I gave years to my company, they did surveillance on me when I became disabled'
Disability rights
Alan Jones was sacked in 2019 after his workplace spotted him helping a friend with a 'farming errand'
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Autistic and non-verbal girl, 7, found 'unresponsive' in pond during park visit
Autism
Charity Little Rainbows Doncaster paid tribute to a "beautiful, deeply loved seven-year-old girl"
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Hundreds take part in disability rights protest in Dublin
Disability rights
Participants held placards and chanted for the immediate introduction of an emergency disability payment of €400
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Children will no longer need an assessment of needs to access special education
Disability
Children’s Minister Norma Foley today announced plans to scrap the need for an AON for school placements
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Cork entertainment centre must pay €3k for refusing blind boy entry to play area at birthday party
Workplace Relations Commission
In addition to awarding the boy compensation of €3,000, the WRC also directed the company to review its health and safety policies and training within three months
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Colin Farrell praised for giving teenage disability rights campaigner a voice outside of Ireland
Colin Farrell
Cara Darmody, 14, was flown to Chicago to address an event organised by the Colin Farrell Foundation, an organisation which aims to support individuals and families living with intellectual disability
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Girl to tell Dail protest that Ireland is embarrassment on child disability services
Disability rights
Cara Darmody, a disability rights campaigner from Ardfinnan in Co Tipperary, is the older sister of Neil, 11, and John, seven, who are autistic and non-verbal
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Re-turn row brewing as shops told they're legally liable for accessibility issues with machines
Recycling
Exclusive: Retailers are furious after finding out they're open to legal action by people with disabilities over faults with a scheme they didn't devise and machines they didn't design
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Blue badge holders being 'used as a mask by car park lobby' to fight Dublin transport plan
Transport
"We are just being used as a group of people... so Range Rovers, the Jags and the Aston Martins can go into town and park up"
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Disability advocate pursuing discrimination case against Re-turn over 'inaccessible' recycling scheme
Recycling
Exclusive: The embattled deposit return scheme has been criticised for failing to consult with disability groups prior to its launch, and is only now engaging with organisations
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