First hand experience of the benefits.
Jessica Ní Mhaoláin is a 24-year-old from Cork who has written a Facebook post today that's resonated with thousands of people online.
Jessica's piece highlights the importance of Special Needs Assistants in school and she's in a position to speak about it because she's needed one for her entire academic life.
It's a very powerful personal account about how SNAs impacted her life in a hugely positive way. There's an important message for politicians at the end as well.
