Useful Links
Government Department Websites
Citizens Information Board
www.citizensinformation.ie
Education & Science
www.education.ie
Environment, Heritage & Local Government
www.environ.ie
Health & Children
www.dohc.ie
Justice, Equality & Law Reform
www.justice.ie
Social & Family Affairs
www.welfare.ie
Health Service Executive
www.hse.ie
FAS – Training & Employment Authority
www.fas.ie
Other Disability Organisations
Access West - A Guide to supports, services and a rights based perspective for people with disabilities residing in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.
www.accesswest.ie
AHEAD, the Association for Higher Education Access and Disability is an independent non-profit organisation working to promote full access to and participation in third level education for students with disabilities in Ireland.
www.ahead.ie
The National Disability Authority (NDA) is an independent agency established under the aegis of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
www.nda.ie
The NDA have developed a guide called Building for Everyone: A Universal Design Approach. Booklets may be downloaded as accessible PDF’s at www.universaldesign.ie/buildingforeveryone or www.nda.ie
The Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) is the national support organisation and advocate for voluntary organisations in Ireland who provide services to people with disabilities.
www.disability-federation.ie
Irish Wheelchair Association
www.iwa.ie
Cheshire Ireland. Providing a range of supported accommodation, respite and other services to adults with physical disabilities.
www.cheshire.ie
Centre for Independent Living
www.dublincil.org
Inclusion Ireland
www.inclusionireland.ie
People with Disabilities in Ireland
www.pwdi.ie
The Friedreichs Ataxia Society Ireland
www.ataxia.ie
Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association
www.imnda.ie
The Irish National Association for Acquired Brain Injury
www.headwayireland.ie
The Peter Bradley Foundation. A growing organisation responding to the diverse needs of people with Acquired Brain Injury in Ireland.
www.peterbradleyfoundation.ie
Spinal Injuries Ireland
www.siairl.org
Erbs Palsy Ireland
www.erbspalsy.ie
Gateway2AT
www.gateway2at.org
MS Ireland, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland
www.ms-society.ie
Muscular Dystrophy Ireland provides support services to persons with neuromuscular conditions and their families.
www.mdi.ie
The National Council for the Blind of Ireland
www.ncbi.ie
DeafHear. National support organisation for those with hearing impairment.
www.deafhear.ie
Irish Hard of Hearing Association
www.ihha.ie
The Rehab Group is an independent, not-for-profit organisation which provides training, employment, social care and commercial services to some 30,000 people each year in Ireland and the UK.
www.rehab.ie
SCOPE - UK organisation for people with disabilities.
www.scope.org.uk
Workway - A joint ICTU/IBEC initiative to promote employment of people with disabilities.
www.workway.ie
Irish Association of Supported Employment - A national voluntary organisation with the aim of promoting and developing supported employment in Ireland.
Ableize - The UK's most viewed disability resource, Ireland section
www.ableize.com.disability-ireland
Respite
Children’s Sunshine Home provides high quality residential, respite and home support to children who have severe and profound intellectual disabilities.
www.sunshinehome.ie
C.A.S.A. is a voluntary organisation providing holiday breaks and trips abroad.
www.casa.ie
Accessible Ireland - Holiday Accommodation
www.accessibleireland.ie
