Guides on breaking disability news

BREAKING life-changing news to parents that their child has a disability is no easy task, but giving the worst-case scenario is no longer considered the best way to go about it.

Today Equality, Disability and Mental Health Minister John Moloney will launch tools for implementing the best way to communicate the sensitive news of a child’s disability to families at University College Cork.

The national roll-out of the guidelines, developed by the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies, follows their successful implementation across hospital, community and voluntary disability services in Cork during the past two years.