Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 May 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Recognition of Deafblindness as Distinct Disability: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They should have access to top-of-the-range devices through the medical card. That would be something significant that could come out of this meeting. We will work on it and will report back to the witnesses.

I thank Ms Carol Brill so much for coming in and giving us the true life experiences of someone with deafblindness. I also wish to thank Ms Laura English for her work with the Ann Sullivan Foundation. In addition, I thank Dr. Cummings, Mr. Lacey, the audiologist, and Dr. Paul Kenna for all their research work. I also thank Ms Orla Pearson for attending as an interpreter, and for our signer, and the audience in the Public Gallery. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir.

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