HSE withdraws, then reinstates, medical card of 6-year-old with Down syndrome
A family faced having to pay for their daughter’s oxygen tanks and feeding tubes after the HSE granted them a GP visit card instead of a full medical card.
View ArticleMothers granted leave to challenge law on resource hours for children with...
The two mothers have been granted leave to challenge the current rules on resource hours for children with Down Syndrome in the High Court next month.
View ArticleTaoiseach knew about medical card case he says he wasn't told about
Enda Kenny said nobody told him about the case of eight-year-old Ronan Woodhouse at the Fine Gael conference last month, despite committing to meeting the child and his mother at that event.
View ArticleGovernment "coming across as very anti-disability", says mum
Noreen Keane’s son Ronan had his medical card removed after a review.
View ArticleNo contest likely on Down Syndrome bill to provide resource teaching
The Independent bill would mean pupils with Down Syndrome in mainstream schools are guaranteed resource teaching and the Government aren’t objecting.
View ArticleGovernment accused of "pretending to support" Down syndrome support bill
The Government did not oppose Finian McGrath’s bill but TDs were concerned that it would get slowed down by Oireachtas committees.
View ArticlePeople with Down Syndrome have inspiring messages for mum to be
You won’t want to cry, but you probably will.
View ArticleThis happy little boy from Dublin is more popular than Justin Bieber
A photo of Liam Caseirio has been liked on Facebook by over a million people and shared 30,000 times.
View ArticleGovernment accused of targeting people with Down Syndrome in medical card...
The issues were discussed at a Health Committee this morning.
View ArticleLuis Suarez stops for kickabout with young boy with Down Syndrome
Who says he’s not a good guy…
View ArticleMother was asked by the HSE if her son 'still had Down syndrome'
The card for her four-year-old son was denied.
View ArticleOpinion: Children with special needs are being failed – this is not inclusive...
We are a society, not a collection of economic units where some of our children can be victimised in the name of “value for money”.
View ArticleOpinion: If the HSE doesn't understand Down Syndrome, how can it care for...
Children with special needs are what human beings have always aspired to be – selfless, non-judgemental and kind. But they are also very vulnerable.
View ArticleParents 'abandoned' baby with Down syndrome born to surrogate
The Australian couple are reported to have had twins through a Thai surrogate.
View ArticleFather in Thai surrogate case "has child sex convictions"
The couple released a statement to a newspaper saying allegations they abandoned their baby Gammy were false.
View ArticleOpinion: Baby Gammy's sad story shows how much Down syndrome still scares...
When my baby daughter was diagnosed with Down syndrome, the future seemed terrifying and uncertain. But all I needed was time to adapt.
View ArticleStudent with Down syndrome, Eleanor Murray, celebrates 93% Leaving Cert...
She’s now looking forward to starting a third level course next month.
View ArticleDementia in those with Down syndrome now twice as likely
A first of its kind report in the world shows that those with an intellectual disability are less likely to suffer from a heart attack
View Article18-month-old boy hands in petition with 65,000 signatures to Leinster House
The campaign is about children with serious illnesses.
View ArticleMy daughter is clever, funny, and full of life. So why am I so worried about...
To live a full adult life and contribute to society, my daughter urgently needs resource hours in school.
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