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CallanTansey Solicitors

Story about the merger of Boyle-based legal practice CE Callan & Co. and Damien Tansey & Associates Sligo. Damien Tansey who "has been involved in some landmark court decisions particularly at High Court and Supreme Court levels .... He represents many parents of children with autism who are challenging the State for better education and services.".

[source: Roscommon People]

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Autistic boy awarded €50,000 in High Court settlement

"A YOUNG autistic boy who was allegedly locked into a toilet in her home by a carer while she left the house for a time has secured €50,000 in settlement of his High Court action.

It was alleged the carer, while employed by a private company, had locked the boy into the toilet and then left the house for a time before returning to unlock the toilet door." ......

[source: Irish Times]

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Wrightslaw, Special Education Law and Advocacy (US)

"Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities."

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Adrian Phillips

Adrian Phillips is an independent advocate providing special needs legal advice, Autism/Education Consultancy, DLA Advocacy, ABA Consultancy, aba consultants, Independent Assessments and SEN Training.

Supreme Court Judgement: Sinnott -v- Minister for Education, 2001

Irish State fights High Court assertion that Free primary Education right may extend to eighteen and beyond.....

Special needs children entitled to training in social skills

Interesting report on Irish State duty to provide for development of the socialisation skills of a boy with autism.

Parents of boy with ASD seek meeting with Cowen on his education

An update on Sean Ó Cuanacháin.