The Citizens Information Board provides independent information, advice and advocacy on public and social services through citizensinformation.ie , the Citizens Information Phone Service (Lo-call 1890 777 121) and the network of Citizens Information Services. It is responsible for the Money Advice and Budgeting Service and provides advocacy services for people with disabilities.
The Citizens Information Board has a particular remit to help people with disabilities identify and understand their needs and options. This booklet covers the services and entitlements available for children with disabilities and gives an overview of how supports work. We do not give information about specific disabilities although we recognise children's individual needs may vary enormously. This is the first edition of this booklet. We hope that the booklet will help parents and carers of all children with disabilities - from newly diagnosed babies to adult children - and we welcome feedback from you, as parents, on whether it meets your needs and on what we should change next time around.
The Citizens Information Board gratefully acknowledges comments from Inclusion Ireland, the National Disability Authority, the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies, the Health Service Executive and the Department of Health and Children during the compilation of this publication. Earlier versions of the booklet were published by Louth and Dublin 246 Citizens Information Services and we have drawn on these when compiling the information that follows.
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