Event: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Funding call for ‘long-awaited’ assisted decision-making service

A long-awaited service to assist people with limited capacity to make decisions about their personal welfare, property and financial affairs has urged political parties to prioritise funding and legislation to enable the service to finally open in 2022.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

Calls for election candidates to make services for the disabled a priority

The Disability Federation of Ireland wants public services such as housing, education, transport and health to be open and accessible for people with a disability.

Sat, 13 Apr, 2019

Ratification of UN convention on disabilities ‘a key moment for society’

The Government has agreed to approve ratification of the United Nations convention on disabilities.

Wed, 31 Jan, 2018

Rights of persons with disabilities: Time to practise what we preach

MONDAY marked the eighth anniversary of Ireland signing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, yet the Coalition has stubbornly neglected to make it part of our domestic law, despite the fact it was part of the Programme for Government in 2011.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2015