Disability Services

The HSE provides a range of services for people with intellectual, physical and sensory disabilities or autism. These services include basic health services as well as assessment, rehabilitation, income maintenance, community care and residential care.

Some services are provided directly by the HSE. Many of the community, residential and rehabilitative training services are provided by voluntary organisations with grant aid from the HSE.

Click here to view the Disability Act 2005

General health services for people with a Disability
Specialist services for people with a disability
Payments for people with a disability

General health services for people with a Disability
People with disabilities are entitled to general health services on the same basis as everyone else. These services include:

Medical Cards
Prescribed drugs and medicines
Medical and surgical aids and appliances
Hospital Services
Dental Services
Optical Services
Aural Services

Community care services
People with disabilities are entitled to avail of the range of community care services. In many cases, they have priority in access to the services. The relevant community care services are:

Public Health Nurses
Home Helps
Personal Assistance
Psychological Services
Speech and Language Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Social Work Services
Physiotherapy
Day care
Respite Care

Specialist services for people with a disability
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Payments for people with a disability

The HSE provide a number of payments for people with disabilities: