Victims of a haphazard service run on the basis of charity and goodwill

IN her feature article (September 4), Deirdre Carroll of Inclusion Ireland highlights the State’s neglect of people with intellectual disabilities.

She calls for urgent implementation of independent inspection of residential and respite services in order to guarantee that no more children or adults with disabilities are physically or emotionally abused while in care.

While I thoroughly agree with Deirdre Carroll, I would argue that we need more than inspections in order to change the service provision for people with intellectual disabilities.