So proud of this young fella & all he has become, he spent 2 years out of school with severe PDA, now he’s building one in South Africa for disadvantaged children with Mellon Educate 🌈

Please donate to the trip if you can👇
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Another year. Another opportunity for Department of Education and NCSE to showcase how far behind and utterly useless they are, in planning the educational needs of children and young people

Time running out' to find autistic child school place rte.ie/news/2024/0402… via RTÉ

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As ever she makes me dizzy with the spin of this massive underinvestment in what is actually needed for children already made vulnerable by woefully inadequate service provision. On a plus, she has resigned, so hopefully children with SEND may have a positive future as a result.

Why this amendment failed and why the government is failing so many people.

A failure to recognise and respond to privilege.

It’s Dr Tom Clonan or Catherine Connolly for President of Ireland in 2025

I believe this NoNo vote tells us so much more about the lack of faith the country has in this government.

I voted YesNo and now I shout Yes for a general election and Yes for change 💜

Thank you Dr Tom Clonan Gareth Noble Rachel Martin for making me see the light 🌈

We need you! Many don’t know that #CareRef replaces sexist with ableist language & undermines rights of Ppl with Disabilities & Carers.

Please Text-Call-Msg-Talk to family & friends NOW & share the facts.

Here is an overview to share. Facts & evidence are below #HeardTheWord

An investment fund snapped up 85% of homes in a Dublin estate in January.

The Housing Minister said he’d review the pathetic 10% stamp duty applied to bulk purchasing homes.

2 months on and nothing has happened.

When will Govt put ordinary people ahead of corporate profits?

We cannot allow this housing disaster continue....
House prices and rents will remain on an upward curve for the foreseeable future...
Rents and house prices to keep rising as Ireland among EU’s lowest for housing investment - ESRI
irishtimes.com/business/econo…

I’m sick of listening to politicians talk about carers, most have NO idea of the hrs it takes, the organisation, the nursing, the amount of recycling, the lack of restpite & support.

Stuff your tokenism change of the constitution, what we need is actual support ♿️ #VoteNo

Not that my opinion counts for much but I'll be voting #VoteYesNo on Friday. Carer's (female & male) save the exchequer billions each year. For that, many of them live below the poverty line. People with disabilities also are sharing their disappointment with the wording 'strive'

After much research and careful consideration, I have decided how I will be voting on Friday. I previously supported and campaigned for a #YesYes vote, but after hearing the voices of other people living with disabilities and those in need of care, (1/x)

Bernie Linnane 🏳️‍⚧️ 'FLAC expressing concern and stating that it would not be supporting the proposed amendment on carers' and 'This position was echoed by both the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the Independent Living Movement Ireland (ILMI)'

irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

Bernie Linnane 🏳️‍⚧️ We Make Good The referendum on care is NOT a vote for women with a disability or women carers. It will consign them to the home. It will absolve the state of responsibility and leave PWD without any rights. It leaves PWD without any choices for independent living. Feminists should vote NO.

Bernie Linnane 🏳️‍⚧️ We Make Good One of our founders spoke at a press conference a week ago and as a carer himself he outlined the failings around the wording of this Ref.

Also over 90% of carers are Mná do they not deserve to be treated equally in Irish society?

Countless families felt as though their needs were blatantly ignored when the new SET allocation model was announced.

The State has shown a lack of compassion for children w/ complex needs; the new allocation model must be paused until those most affected are properly consulted.

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