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Ability West

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Ability West provides services and supports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities across Galway City and County. Registered Charity No. 20011161

 Salthill, Galway, H91 R254
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Joined April 2010
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We are here in the gallery with colleagues from @NationalDisabi4 & @DisabilityFed to listen to the @sinnfeinireland private members motion on disability Key challenges for people w/ disabilities need to be addressed to begin to make rights real #UNCRPD #DisabilityCapacityReview
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The Joint Committee on Disability Matters met in private today to discuss the impeding and indefinite strike action from tomorrow which will involve health and community workers nationwide, bringing essential disability services to a halt. Press release:👉bit.ly/3QjMoA2
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Our National Federation has 36 member organisations which are funded under Section 39, Together they support 9,000 people w/intellectual disability and autism. These citizens supported by #Section39 staff need equality of supports, to access equal rights rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/101…
Talks to avert strike by health workers continue

Talks to avert strike by health workers continue

Talks are continuing at the Workplace Relations Commission this evening in a bid to avert a strike tomorrow by health and social care workers in the community and voluntary sector.

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Alan Dillon
@Alan_Dillon12 Oct 2023
Outlining my support and solidarity with Section 39 workers, including those at @WesternCareMayo, @IrelandCheshire , @IrishWheelchair, @abilitywest & many others. Pay parity for the same job is a basic right. I continue to advocate for a resolution to this long-standing dispute. I urge relevant stakeholders to engage urgently.
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@IrishWheelchair11 Oct 2023
While #government talks about looking after'those who need it most'in #Budget2024 are they forgetting that indefinite strike action by #section39 workers is just days away & the catastrophic consequences it is going to have on the most vulnerable? #payparity #equalworkforequalpay
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@irishexaminer10 Oct 2023
Care crisis: 'I was just sitting at home, all day, every day' without a personal assistant irishexaminer.com/news/spotl…
Care crisis: 'I was just sitting at home, all day, every day' without a personal assistant

Care crisis: 'I was just sitting at home, all day, every day' without a personal assistant

Irish Wheelchair Association service users tell Niamh Griffin of their anger, distress, and confusion about the forthcoming strike — but say they support the Section 39 staff bid for pay parity

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DFI@DisabilityFed10 Oct 2023
“Disabled people, many of whom live in poverty, feel #Budget2024 didn’t address their core needs” reports @AilbheConneely. Great to see @IrishWheelchair highlighting the need for long-term solutions to tackle disability poverty on @rtenews.
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@rtenews10 Oct 2023
The Minister for Finance acknowledged that many households’ budgets are stretched and said the emphasis of Budget 2024 was on those who needed help most | Read more: rte.ie/b/1409963
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@IrishWheelchair11 Oct 2023
Echoing our own thoughts regarding the lack of a visible solution in #Budget24 to the #payparity issue as strike action set to happen next Tuesday, October 17. Is the #government just going to ignore what is happening?
The Wheel (@The_Wheel_IRL) profile pictureThe Wheel@The_Wheel_IRL11 Oct 2023
Yesterday's Budget announcement lacked a clear solution to the planned indefinite strike by staff of state-funded voluntary services, which is due to commence next week. We are calling for clarity to resolve this issue. wheel.ie/news/2023/10/budget… #Budget2024 #CivilSocBudget
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The Wheel@The_Wheel_IRL11 Oct 2023
Yesterday's Budget announcement lacked a clear solution to the planned indefinite strike by staff of state-funded voluntary services, which is due to commence next week. We are calling for clarity to resolve this issue. wheel.ie/news/2023/10/budget… #Budget2024 #CivilSocBudget
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National Federation v concerned re level of funding for residential supports and inflationary pressures in #DisabilityBudget24. #UNCRPD rights need resourcing. Funding also required to ensure urgent resolution of pay parity in Sec39 providers. More at: fedvol.ie/National_Federatio…
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@IrishWheelchair6 Oct 2023
We are pleading with #govt to take action to avert this strike. So many members like John are desperately worried #payparity Legally blind man won''t be able to wash or leave home if healthcare workers strike goes ahead - independent.ie/irish-news/le…

Legally blind man won’t be able to wash or leave home if healthcare workers strike goes ahead

John Maher is worried about how he will cope but supports the workers, saying they are not appreciated by Government

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DFI@DisabilityFed6 Oct 2023
Great to see the coverage today in @IrishTimes and @Independent_ie on the crisis in disability services. Read the background to this issue that has been festering for years! disability-federation.ie/new… #Section39 #Budget24

Statement from the Disability Federation of Ireland on the recruitment and retention crisis in...

Disabled people and their families were given commitments by this Government that things would become better, instead thousands of disabled people and their families are soon to have no service to …

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The Wheel@The_Wheel_IRL5 Oct 2023
We joined a coalition of voluntary health & social care service providers & representative bodies, to publish an open letter to the Taoiseach, requesting his intervention to address the threat of indefinite strike action. 🖊️wheel.ie/news/2023/10/coalit… #Budget2024
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Thank you @AnneRabbitte for meeting with us as #disabilitybudget24 is finalised. We discussed the key need to safeguard the sustainability of essential disability services. Need for inflation funding, pay parity and joint planning to implement #UNCRPD #DisabilityCapacityReview
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As #Budget2024 approaches, our full National Federation met together today & we are asking all TDs to make sure #Equalopportunities for people with disabilities are a key focus of the final #disabilitybudget2024 to support the rights of people with intellectual disabilities
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Thank you @kodonnellLK for meeting us yesterday to discuss actions needed to enable full citizenship for people with disabilities. Housing and supports are vital. We welcome the very engaged conversation and look forward to working further with you to gain progress #UNCRPD
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DFI (@DisabilityFed) profile pictureDFI@DisabilityFed29 Sep 2023
Thank you to Minister @kodonnellLK for meeting with disability organisations yesterday to discuss implementation of the Housing Strategy for Disabled People, and the need for funding in #Budget2024 and cross Departmental working to support this #DisabilityBudget
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DFI@DisabilityFed13 Sep 2023
Speaking to Michael Reade on @LMFMRadio our CEO John Dolan highlighted the lack of pay parity for Section 39-funded organisations. John is saying he is seeing the flaking away of the foundations of being able to provide sustainable disability services as a result. #Budget24
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The National Federation is calling on Government to ensure that people with intellectual disability are not left behind in Budget 2023 - our full submission is here: fedvol.ie/_fileupload/Budget…
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People with intellectual disabilities are #EqualCitizens who require #EqualAccess to supports to be fully included We are calling on Govt to provide Equality of Resources in #Budget2024 #DisabilityBudget2024 fedvol.ie/National_Federatio…
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Galway natives Damian Browne and Fergus Farrell set off today on 5,000 km row across Atlantic from #NYC to #Galway Hoping to break 126 yr old world record (@auld__stock) @rtenews @connachtrugby @The_Toughest_Trek #ProjectEmpower @MADRADogRescue @galwaysimon
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Wheelchair users and disability advocates say thousands of families are missing out on holidays in Ireland due to a lack of accommodation fitted with hoists and other necessary equipment - bit.ly/390a9Kz #ShareTheJourney

Advocates highlight lack of accommodation with hoists

Wheelchair users and disability advocates say thousands of families are missing out on holidays in Ireland due to a lack of accommodation fitted with hoists and other necessary equipment.

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