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ALT A beige textured background with an Execerpt from Breaking Silence by Alice Doyle written in Black text. It says “Let us share our lived experiences, name the obstacles we meet, the systemic barriers, the infringements on our liberty, the fences we must climb or tear down just to be. Let us name the everyday invisible sufferings, the tasks that challenge us, the barriers that fence us out of employment and of full participation in life. Let us name the words that harm us, gaslight us and reduce our beings to depersonalised, voiceless statistics.”
ALT A light purple rectangular graphic with black text reading: “Excerpts from “Eradicating Poverty” By Alice Doyle. Created for the Disabled Women & Poverty: The Cost of Exclusion Event 2025”
ALT A light purple rectangular graphic with black text reading: “I listened to the words you shared. I see and experience the decisions made by others, how they shape, separate and divide us, how they limit our full access to life, to care, to work and to facilities and how they deny equality.”
ALT A light purple rectangular graphic with black text reading: “I see how within those lines, our core truth and experience lie hidden. How its shape is defined and languaged by others, how its expression lacks a permission slip, a witness or audience that fully hears who and how we are and what we need. These lines cause poverty. Each line shapes differently, each affects a chapter of a life which bears the cost of exclusion.”
ALT A light purple rectangular graphic with black text reading: “Poverty and exclusion exist within the lines drawn by others. These lines are often shaped by decisions made by those who are not poor or, sometimes, by those with no experience of disability. Every choice, every plan, every decision made by others without core experience and understanding of the lives of disabled women and non-binary people has the potential to cause more damage, to raise the barriers to full participation in life and to increase the unseen costs of exclusion.”
ALT A gold-toned promotional graphic with two purple text boxes. The top box reads “Coming Soon” with a small progress bar and a megaphone icon beside it. The larger box underneath says “Access Media: A Training Series on Disability Representation in the Media.” Along the bottom are three partner logos: DWI in a yellow circle, Disability Participation News Hub in a multicoloured circle, and Coimisiún na Meán in a white square. A line of text states that the series is a collaboration between DWI and the Disability Participation News Hub, supported by Coimisiún na Meán.
ALT A vibrant festival poster featuring a stylized white letter “D” with a jagged cutout at the centre, set against a purple‑pink background of people raising their hands. White text reads: “Disrupt Disability Arts Festival. 5–7 March 2026. Project Arts Centre & Online.”
ALT A bold announcement graphic with a purple background and yellow accents. A yellow circle with “DWI” is in the top left, and a yellow arrow icon sits in the bottom right. White text is centered on the image. Text on image: “DWI UNCRPD LIST OF ISSUES REPORT PUBLISHED Find out more about it!”
ALT Informational graphic with a purple background on the left and a diagonal yellow section on the right. The DWI logo appears in a yellow circle at the bottom left, with a yellow arrow icon on the bottom right. Text on image: “WHAT IS A LIST OF ISSUES REPORT? A ‘List of Issues’ report for the UNCRPD is a set of questions and concerns that the UN asks a government to answer about how it is meeting its obligations under the UNCRPD. It guides the government’s response and shapes the UN’s review of Ireland under the UNCRPD in a few years time. DWI”
ALT A purple and yellow graphic explaining DWI’s involvement in the CRPD process. The DWI logo appears in a yellow circle, with a yellow arrow icon on the opposite side. Text on image: “HOW WAS DWI INVOLVED? Ahead of this report, we provided the CRPD Committee with a report and met with them to discuss areas of concern for us. We focused on three areas: - Gender based violence - Parenting as a disabled person - Poverty and social exclusion We also contributed to the DPO Network’s report. You can read both reports over on our website. DWI”
ALT A purple and yellow split‑background graphic summarising the CRPD Committee’s response. The DWI logo is shown in a yellow circle. Text on image: “WHAT DID THE LIST OF ISSUES REPORT SAY? We were happy to see that the CRPD Committee took on board a lot of the points that we raised. For a full breakdown of the List of Issues Report, head on over to our website
ALT A purple and yellow informational graphic outlining the next steps in the UNCRPD review process. The DWI logo appears in a yellow circle. Text on image: “WHAT’S NEXT? We will use the List of Issues report to put pressure on the government to address the issues raised by the CRPD Committee. The government will also have to respond to the List of Issues in writing. After that, the UN will meet with them to question them on these issues, before publishing recommendations on what must improve to meet the obligations of the UNCRPD. DPO’s, like Disabled Women Ireland will also be able to be part of this process. DWI”
ALT Image of an empty dail AV room in Leinster house.
ALT Bright yellow New Year greeting card with purple fireworks, sparkles, and two firecrackers. Bold purple text in the center reads “HAPPY New Year,” with “New Year” in cursive. Below, a purple circle contains the yellow acronym “DWI.”
ALT A festive purple card featuring a Christmas tree made of colorful stars, crowned with a bright yellow star. “MERRY CHRISTMAS From everyone at DWI” is written in bold white text below, with a yellow “DWI” logo in the top corner, radiating seasonal cheer.
ALT A graphic with a brush-stroke background in layered ochre, orange and brown tones. There is a cream central panel with a hand-stitched/dashed border effect and logos aligned along the bottom.Text reads: “Disabled Women & Poverty: The Cost of Exclusion. Participant Feedback Part 6”.(Logos visible: Disability Participation News Hub, DWI, End Poverty, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – 17 October, Government of Ireland / Department of Social Protection)
ALT A graphic with a brush-stroke background in layered ochre, orange and brown tones. A large cream panel with a dashed, hand-stitched border sits centrally. Text reads: “Question 6: What would help disabled women, girls and non-binary / genderqueer / gender non-conforming people get social welfare, earn money and/or find a good job and keep it?”
ALT A graphic with a brush-stroke background in layered ochre, orange and brown tones. The design features overlapping paper-notes pinned and clipped in place. Text reads: “access to mainstream education and compulsory DET in schools and workplaces etc, as mentioned previously, cost of disability payment” “Employability Service needs to be better. Plus access to training especially allowing people to work from home” “Being able to actually speak to the deciding officer would be a start. I requested an interview with Disability Allowance and it was denied” “More confidence, support and just believing in us as we dont believe in ourselves. Misogyny and the Patriarchy are huge barriers.”