A wheelchair user has said she was forced to quit her job because of the problems faced by disabled people getting the DART.

A mixed-ability crew is hoisting sails late afternoon for the first fundraising voyage of its kind from Ireland to help people with life-changing spinal injuries.

Bus Eireann has confirmed that Ballyshannon to Sligo is not a wheelchair-accessible route.

The weakening and wasting of his muscles will not stop five-year-old Harry Bulman travelling almost 500km by minibus today to join a protest calling on the State to fund a potentially life-changing therapy.

A quarter of the country’s disabled population lives in poverty, while 42% of applications for disability allowance made in 2018 were rejected. It’s unacceptable, writes Joan O’Donnell.

Seven out of ten people with disabilities were dissatisfied with the service offered by Bus Eireann.

Adam King has defied all the odds and needs a wheelchair to realise his full potential, says Catherine Shanahan

A three-year-old boy, whose survival beyond the womb was something of a medical miracle, is now one of 53 children on a waiting list for a wheelchair in the Cork/Kerry region.

 

Eye opening.

A wheelchair user has died in a house fire in Co Down.

A video of an Irish bride lifted from her wheelchair and carried down the aisle by her groom has gone viral.

Problems with unsuitable wheelchairs and maintenance delays are adding to difficulties faced by users in accessing education, work and everyday life, a researcher has said.

Israeli officials have launched an investigation into a border police officer who was filmed tipping over a Palestinian in a wheelchair in the West Bank.

Lego has produced its first disabled minifigure, to the delight of a campaigning parent upset that millions of children were not represented in some of the world’s most popular toys.

A stolen wheelchair belonging to a four-year-old girl has been recovered after a tip-off from a member of the public.

A mother has appealed for the return of her four-year-old daughter’s specially adapted wheelchair after heartless burglars raided their home and stole the family car.

Parker Haller was told he had less than a five percent chance of walking again after a diving accident.

A wheelchair user was left alone on a locked train in Dublin as there were no staff available to help him disembark.

A man who uses a wheelchair was last week left alone on a locked train in Dublin, as no staff were available to help him disembark.

A man who uses a wheelchair was last week left alone on a locked train in Dublin as there were no staff available to help him disembark.

And he gave her a prize she can actually use.

Well, this is awkward.

RECENTLY I read an article about a disabled GAA fan discussing his opinions regarding the disability spot in Croke Park. Congratulations to the boy on getting such an under-discussed topic out in the open.

Look how happy he is!

A prototype robot being built for a Cork teenager born without limbs will be put through its paces by its makers on Friday.

Many children are being squashed into wheelchairs that are too small for them which has serious consequences for their limb development, a study on wheelchair provision has found.