The Local Health Office works with a range of voluntary services in the area to provide care, training and development for children and adults with learning or physical disability. Disability Services are provided to persons with intellectual, autism, physical and sensory disability within the 0-65 age range. The disability team delivers services based on needs assessment. The team is co-ordinated by the Area Co-Ordinator for Disability Services Carlow/Kilkenny. (This role does not have direct involvement in service delivery and referrals should be made to the individual service departments.)

Services include:
- Assessment Officer;
- Residential Services;
- Day Services;
- Respite Services;
- Home Support Services;
- Personal Assistant Services;
- Guidance and Rehabilitative Services;
- Liaison Public Health Nurse Services (Specialist Nurse);
- Social Work Services;
- Medical Services (Area Medical Officer);
- Occupational Therapy Services;
- Speech & Language Therapy Services;
- Physiotherapy Services;
- Psychology Services;
- Child Care Services (Child Care Worker);
- Autism Team Services.

The Carlow/Kilkenny HSE Disability Services work together with the Disability Voluntary Section to deliver the above services. Such agencies are funded by HSE Disability Services. Access to services is by referral ie. by a General Practiticioner or by the Liaison Public Health Nurse.

The Liaison Nurse assesses an individual in relation to their disability needs and makes the necessary referrals to services.

Liaison Public Health Nurse for Children & Adult with Physical & Sensory Disabilities, Kilkenny. Tel: (056) 772 2168
The Liaison Public Health Nurse for Children & Adult with Physical & Sensory Disabilities, Carlow.Tel: (059) 913 6520
The Liaison Public Health Nurse for Children with Learning Disabilities, Carlow/Kilkenny. Tel: (056) 778 4600
The Liaison Public Health Nurse for adults with Learning Disabilities, Carlow/Kilkenny. Tel: (056) 778 4600
The Liaison Autism Team Services Tel: (056) 778 5900

Specific Disability Entitlements include:
- Domiciliary Care Allowance & Respite Grant;
- Motorised Transport Grant

Ard Aoibhinn Services provides services for people with an intellectual disability and associated physical disabilities; it also provides services for children with developmental delay including children with Autism or Aspergers Tel: (053) 914 7868