7 December 2020
By Tom Collins
tom@TheCork.ie
Around 500,000 people in Ireland have invisible disabilities, that’s 8 in 10 of everyone living with disabilities here. Bus Éireann is “proud to support the JAM Card” which allows people with a learning difficulty, autism, or any condition where communication can be a barrier to relay to others on public transport that they may need a little extra time in a simple, effective non-verbal manner.
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Bus Éireann driver John Houlihan pictured with (from left) Headway clients Liam Kelleher, Kevin O’Riordan, Marie Ryan and Liam Kelleher supporting #PurpleLights20, United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Pic: Brian Lougheed