Blindness charity launches new voice-based service for smart speakers
Innovative platform will give users access to information and support services
Reduce e-scooter speed limits to 12 km/h, campaigners for visually impaired say
Government proposes 25 km/h speed limit but organisations say this is too fast
Having a disability can cost €9,500-€11,700 extra a year
Survey of people with disabilities finds high unemployment and onerous living expenses
Tougher e-scooter safety measures called for in legislation
Organisations representing disabled pedestrians concerned about silence and speed
E-scooters now green-lit but legislation could take some time
The best way to plan rollout is by observing how other European cities have done it
Criticism of failure to tackle childhood smoking or obesity in Budget
Qualified welcome for a number of other measures from charity sector
Breaking barriers: Supporting students with disabilities to progress to university
Third level is expanding - but the proportion of those with sensory disabilities is not growing at the same rate
Top tips: How to keep college costs down
From scholarships to weekly budgets, the following will help lower student fees
NCBI ‘genuinely concerned’ over viability following shop closures
Charity supporting the blind anticipates €1million loss from shop closures
Dublin nursing home residents ‘terrified and angry’ over its threatened closure
Residents of St Mary’s facility face uncertain future amid liquidation process
NCBI seeks donations of computer equipment
Laptops, tablets among wish list for organisation bringing tech access to people who are visually impaired
Coronavirus: Council for the blind forced into ‘truly awful’ cutbacks
National charity for the blind to lay off some staff and make 10% wage cuts
Coronavirus: Lack of electronic transfers for blind allowance causing hardship
“I am totally blind and when I need assistance it involves bringing people into my personal space”
Further strikes by health, social care workers ‘inevitable’ unless pay restored
About 1,500 staff represented by Siptu and Fórsa begin 24-hour stoppage on Friday
‘Asking for help should be the first step, not also the longest one’
‘Finding a counsellor with a wheelchair-accessible practice shouldn’t be this difficult’
Blind people need €45 a week extra for basic standard of living
Health, communications and household items more costly for visually impaired
The Paris metro has terrific design: why doesn't the Luas?
The design for the Luas network's signage is flat and corporate - it doesn't have to be this way
Eye patients at risk of irreversible sight loss due to delays - charity
National Council for the Blind: waiting lists ‘out of control’ with 13,000 awaiting procedure
My Health Experience: Keep your sights on an early diagnosis
After developing cirrhosis of the liver from childhood jaundice, I was very health conscious which is how the AMD was discovered early
Dublin City Council rows back on speed bumps for cyclists
Walkers and cyclist should exercise ‘personal responsibility’
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