一位15岁的爱尔兰活动分子抗议儿童残疾评估严重积压,敦促紧急雇用治疗师和心理学家。 A 15-year-old Irish activist protests a severe backlog in child disability assessments, urging urgent hiring of therapists and psychologists.

一名15岁的爱尔兰积极分子Cara Darmody正在Leinster House外面领导一场50小时的抗议活动,以提醒人们注意残疾儿童需求评估严重积压,2025年只有7%按时完成。 A 15-year-old Irish activist, Cara Darmody, is leading a 50-hour protest outside Leinster House to draw attention to a severe backlog in Assessments of Need (AONs) for children with disabilities, with only 7% completed on time in 2025. 这些评估决定了获得保健和支助服务的机会,从法律上说,评估必须在六个月内完成。 The assessments, which determine access to health and support services, are legally required to be finished within six months. Darmody以她的兄弟们与自闭症和智力残疾的斗争为动机, 号召全国及国际紧急招聘治疗师及心理学家, Darmody, motivated by her brothers' struggles with autism and intellectual disabilities, is calling for an emergency national and international recruitment effort for therapists and psychologists, criticizing a recent government campaign that went unnoticed by both HSE staff and private providers. 她的抗议与Dáil的辩论同时进行,并得到了反对党的支持。 Her protest coincides with a Dáil debate and is backed by opposition parties.