Recommended Links
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The National Disability Authority
www.nda.ie
Link to homepage of the National Disability Authority. The National Disability Authority is the Irish lead state agency on disability issues, providing independent expert advice to Government on policy and practice.
Accessibility section of www.nda.ie
This section includes Accessibility Awards, Public service Accessibility, Built Environment Accessibility, ICT Accessibility and Quality Customer Services Accessibility. You’ll also find accessibility publications, accessibility submissions and information on the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design.Disability Act, Sectoral Plans and Related websites.
The Disability Act & Sectoral Plans
Disability Act 2005 on Houses of the Aoireachtas
Link to download the Disability Act 2005 in PDF format
Department of Taoiseach Disability Sectoral Plans
Link to get the overview of the Disability Sectoral Plans
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government sectoral plans
Link to the Sectoral Plan under the Disability Act 2005
www.la-accessibility.ie
Link to Good Practice in Accessibility website for Irish local authorities. Very helpful when wanting to develop capacity in local authorities for implementing the National Disability Strategy. It also provides an alert system, notifying key dates under the Sectoral Plan and Disability Act.
Code of Practice on Accessibility of Public Services and Information Provided by Public Bodies
Link to download the code of practice
Support Agencies
Building standards on www.environ.ie
Link to Department of Environment Heritage and Local Government Building Standards Unit. This website gives information on Building Control Legislation and Regulations (including Part M), Housing and Planning Development information.
Health and Safety Authority Website
Link to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). The Health and Safety Authority aims to create a National Culture of Excellence in Workplace Safety, Health and Welfare for Ireland.
www.equality.ie
Link to Equality Authority Website. The Equality Authority is an independent body set up under the Employment Equality Act 1998, to stop discrimination in employment, vocational training, advertising, collective agreements, the provision of goods and services and other opportunities to which the public generally should have access.
Disabled Access Organisations in Ireland
- Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
- National Association for Deaf People (NAD)
- People with Disabilities in Ireland (PWDI)
- Rehabilitation Institute of Ireland
- National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI)
- Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI)
- Center for independent living (CIL)
- Irish Deaf Society
- Association for Higher Education, Access and Disability
- Inclusion Ireland, National Association for People with an intellectual disability
