New research carried out by disability organisation Scope reveals that parents of disabled children suffer from stress and exhaustion due to the lack of emotional support.
The 1993 Criminal Law Act in Ireland criminalises sexual relations with people with intellectual disabilities outside of marriage. Inclusion Europe member Inclusion Ireland has called for this law to be changed so that it takes into account relationships for people with intellectual disabilities.
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution putting children at the centre of European Union legislation 25 years after the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC).
English health authorities issued a report 26 November on the use of institutional facilities to house people with intellectual disabilities across England.
A website providing vital information for lawyers and support workers of parents with intellectual disabilities is due to be launched on 13 December.
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