16 Sept 2011

Organisations Representing 800,000 People with Disabilities issue Joint Statement

Organisations Representing 800,000 People with Disabilities issue Joint Statement to Government
15th September 2011, issue from Young Communications at 09.30 a.m. embargo to 11 a.m.

Ten of the leading umbrella organisations, in the Disability Sector, met in Dublin this morning (11a.m. Thursday 15th, Buswell’s Hotel) to issue a joint statement of concern, regarding economic and service issues, now confronting hundreds of thousands of people. The organisations involved are, Care Alliance Ireland, CIL Carmichael House, Disability Federation of Ireland, Genetic & Rare Disorders Organisation, Inclusion Ireland, Mental Health Reform, Neurological Alliance of Ireland, People with Disabilities in Ireland, The National Federation of Voluntary Bodies, The Not for Profit Business Association.