Special needs assistant who is paraplegic goes to Supreme Court over right to return to work

A special needs assistant who is paraplegic following a road accident has urged the Supreme Court to overturn a decision that she cannot resume work at a special needs school.

Marie Daly’s case will be a “benchmark” concerning the right to work of persons with disabilities and the extent of the obligations of employers to facilitate that, Cliona Kimber SC, for the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IRHEC), told the five-judge court.