People With Disabilities Are Being Treated As "Second Class Citizens"

Laois Down Syndrome says specialist service-users have been left in limbo.

People with disabilities are being treated as second class citizens by the government.

Laois Down Syndrome says while efforts have been made to adapt mainstream schools to covid-19, people with special needs are being left in limbo.

Chairperson Michael Gorman can't understand why they're still at the discussion stage with the HSE over transport to day services in Portlaoise.

He says there's no thought process into getting specialist centres back open on a full-time basis:

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