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What We Do
We are an independent voluntary organisation providing services and support for people with disabilities for more than 70 years. We are an internationally recognised and pioneering charity, enabling more than 10,000 people with disabilities to live lives of their choosing. We are a campaigning organisation that advocates on behalf of the people who use our services and their families.
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CareersMeet The People We Support
“I would recommend NLN because of all the practical skills you learn. The instructors are really nice and I find them very easy to talk to and approach for anything.”
Leanne
NLN in Wexford
“I’ll be 32 this year, and I’ve been coming to this centre for a few years and it’s so great being active. I have a lot of friends. If I wasn’t coming here and seeing my friends, I think I would feel very left out.”
Joseph
RehabCare in Cavan
“I’m grateful that I was introduced to RehabCare, I am listened to, and I also feel very independent. I am learning to travel on public transport on my own. This place has really changed me.”
Katie
RehabCare in Wexford
“I think it will make a big difference for people with a hidden disability” – Awareness campaign for non-visible disabilities launched in Mayo
December 2, 2022
People attending RehabCare Castlebar disability support service have launched an awareness campaign aimed…
Read MoreUpdate on payment of Disability Support Grant to eligible NLN students
November 14, 2022
As part of Budget 2023, the Social Protection budget announced several measures designed to…
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New HSE CEO Bernard Gloster says he “can’t emphasise enough” the need for the HSE to change its approach to people with disabilities and make a step change in this in response to a question from Martin Conway @conwayforclare at the Joint Committee on Health
Lizzie, a former student of our supported education service @NLNIreland, is featured today in the Irish Times. A truly brilliant and enlightening interview about the importance of inclusive education.
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2023/03/21/i-didnt-talk-i-was-very-institutionalised-i-didnt-see-much-of-a-future/
Today is #WorldDownSyndromeDay, when we create a single global voice advocating for the rights, inclusion and well being of people with Down syndrome.
#WithUsNotForUs