http://hdl.handle.net/10147/223615 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:48:52 GMT 2013-05-24T03:48:52Z http://www.lenus.ie:80/hse/retrieve/412346/ndalogo.gif http://hdl.handle.net/10147/223615 http://hdl.handle.net/10147/266072 Title: Public attitudes to disability in the Republic of Ireland Authors: National Disability Authority (NDA) Description: The NDA is delighted to publish the final report of its survey on Public Attitudes to Disability in the Republic of Ireland. The study is the first of its kind in this State and allows for comparison with attitudes in other countries where such surveys have been a standard exercise for some __ time. The survey data was collected in Spring 2001 and preliminary findings were released in Autumn 2001. Further analysis was then carried out and this final report prepared. The survey has indicated areas in which Irish attitudes towards people with disabilities display strong support for inclusion, equality and social change to improve the lives of people with disabilities. But there are also problematic areas. Most especially the NDA is concerned about the continued stigmatisation and rejection of people experiencing mental distress. It has also noted the reservations expressed about practical implementation of mainstreaming policies in the areas of education and employment. The survey results provide useful information, which can inform policy and awareness campaigns aimed at changing attitudes. They show clearly that attitudes are gendered, with females tending to express more awareness, acceptance and desire for positive change than males. Actions to change attitudes will need to be planned with a gender focus. The results also confirm the international findings that attitudes are affected by personal experience of disability, whether by the individual or within his/her immediate circle of family and friends. Similar findings have been used in other countries to inform action for change and it is the intention of the NDA to promote similar developments in Ireland. Finally, the NDA sees this survey as the first in a series. It intends to carry out the recommendation of the Commission on the Status of Disabilities that baseline data should be created and then revisited at regular intervals in order to track changes in the intervening years. Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/266072 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/264852 Title: Guidelines for including people with disabilities in research. Authors: National Disability Authority (NDA) Description: The National Disability Authority (NDA) considers that the inclusion of people with disabilities in research on issues which affect their lives is an essential element of ensuring that disability research accurately reflects the perspectives of people with disabilities and remains focused on the issues of greatest importance to them. To promote an inclusive approach to disability research the NDA has established these guidelines, which identify some of the key considerations for inclusion and outlines models that researchers can use to include people with disabilities in their research. Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/264852 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/264252 Title: Delivering change through disability research: 3rd annual NDA Disability Research Conference Authors: National Disability Authority (NDA) Description: The Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities highlighted the need for sound knowledge and recommended that a National Disability Authority should be given a specific remit on disability research. The National Disability Authority was established on 12 June 2000, along with the launch of a mainstreaming approach to service delivery for people with disabilities. The principal function of the NDA is to advise my Department on developments relevant to policies that affect persons with disabilities. It also has functions in relation to the development and monitoring of standards, preparation of codes of practice, and, relevant to the theme of this conference, to engage in research and assist in the development of statistical information. My Department makes significant resources available to enable the NDA to carry out these functions, including its research brief. In this context, I also welcome the NDA's approach of consulting with all stakeholders in discharging its brief. Such consultation is essential if tangible results are to be achieved for the people with disabilities living in this country. Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/264252 2004-10-19T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/251435 Title: The quest for quiet: people's experience of tinnitus in Ireland Authors: Irish Tinnitus Association Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/251435 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z