Supreme Court decision addresses workplace disability dilemma

A disabled employee's legal case is playing out against the backdrop of the Government looking to increase the numbers of people with disabilities in the workforce, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

IT is the ultimate personal nightmare. You are a qualified medical nurse, you are productively employed as a special needs assistant (SNA) in the service of children with a wide range of disabilities, both physical and mental. Then, one day, you are struck down and left in a state of paralysis.