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DFI retweeted
📢 Join our team!
DFI is looking for a Policy Advocacy Manager to help drive full inclusion and equity for disabled people.
📍 Dublin City (hybrid) | Permanent, full-time
📅 Closes 17 September 2026.
Find out more: rebrand.ly/sup01kb
ALT DFI (Disability Federation of Ireland) recruitment graphic. The Disability Federation of Ireland logo sits in the top-left corner. Bold white text reads "We are Hiring" over a background photo of a desk with a keyboard, pen, sticky note and smartphone. Below, a white search bar with a magnifying-glass icon displays the job title "Policy Advocacy Manager".
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In 2008 @DubCityCouncil reviewed @jcdecauxireland advertising panels over risks to #blind & partially sighted pedestrians who risked walking into them or being cut by their sharp edge. Lessons not learnt #MakeWayDay #MakeWayDay26 with the same design now all over Dublin
ALT Photo (above) showing JC Decaux advertising panel on Liffey Street with jagged edge,
ALT Photo (above) showing JC Decaux advertising panel on Liffey Street with long cane in jagged edge,
ALT Photo (above) showing JC Decaux advertising panel on Liffey Street with jagged edge,
ALT Photo (above) showing JC Decaux advertising panel on Liffey Street with long cane in jagged edge,
DFI retweeted
On a 15 minute walk on Make Way Day in #limerickcity 15 vehicles blocking footpaths, one forcing someone with a buggy onto the road. #makewayday #makewayday26 @DisabilityFed
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Tomorrow Friday 29 May is Make Way Day 2026. AOTI fully supports this important @DisabilityFed campaign. Public spaces belong to everyone. Cars on footpaths, bicycles illegally parked or bins left on footpaths are obstacles that can stop people with disabilities in their tracks.
Tomorrow is Make Way Day!!
A car on the footpath. A bin in the middle of the path. An A-board outside a café. Small things to most of us but barriers for wheelchair users, people who are blind, and others with mobility needs.
Get out, spot an obstacle, share it. #MakeWayDay26
DFI retweeted
Today is #MakeWayDay, an annual campaign led by the Disability Federation of Ireland, bringing communities together to highlight the needs for people with disabilities in the public spaces we share.
ℹ️makewayday.com
#MakeWayDay26
@MakeWayDay
@DisabilityFed
DFI retweeted
(Not ME-specific)
“If you’re not familiar, Make Way Day is an initiative run by the Disability Federation of Ireland @DisabilityFed designed to draw attention to the challenges faced by people with disabilities as they try to get around”
irishexaminer.com/opinion/co…
#MakeWayDay
DFI retweeted
Whhaatttt!?
An elevator to help people get up the steep hill at the MacDonagh Train Station was installed & never used?! 19 years
Is this the government bike shed of #Kilkenny? Is it the electric voting machines of the South East?
19 years! What?!
More:
facebook.com/share/p/17tLyLX… – at Kilkenny, Ireland
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The Government has launched a public consultation on the Cost of Disability, and the deadline is 7th April. Here, IWA's John Fulham explains why we're encouraging people to take part in this consultation.
IWA and other disability organisations are still campaigning for an Emergency Disability Payment, but in the meantime, it's really important that our leaders hear how people with disabilities are being affected by additional costs.
If you would like to take part in the Government's public consultation, you can do so here: gov.ie/en/department-of-soci…
DFI retweeted
We are very worried.
Fuel prices are spiralling.
People with disabilities were already struggling to heat their homes before this latest crisis. Some were already having to choose between being warm or putting food on their table!
The Government cannot ignore what is happening. Provide financial assistance now! #EmergencyDisabilityPayment
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Why is it Government are so quick to react to other groups when they threaten action off the back of a cost of living crisis?
And rightly so but…….
Government are very happy to ignore our calls in the Disabilty and Caring community for emergency supports even though the ERSI has stated we are at the greatest risk of poverty in this cost of living crisis.
#EnoughIsEnough
@DisabilityFed @IrishWheelchair @TomClonan @inclusion_in_fr @InclusionIre @fussireland
DFI retweeted
To celebrate International Women's Day, here's what our National Advocacy Manager Joan Carthy has to say about the significance of this day:
"International Woman’s Day is not only about celebrating women, it is also a reminder of the continued work that needs to be done, for women to realise and enjoy equal rights.
"My journey in disability advocacy has shown me that rights only matter when they are backed by justice and real action. International Women’s Day is a call to keep pushing for a society where every woman and girl, including disabled women, can live with dignity, voice and equal power."
Joan will be speaking on a webinar with The Wheel to mark International Women's Day on Thursday 12th March. Register here: bit.ly/4ueVD6m
ALT A group of people is gathered outdoors, some holding signs. One individual is speaking into a microphone. A quote about International Women’s Day and disability advocacy is displayed. The Irish Wheelchair Association logo is visible at the bottom.
DFI retweeted
🌸In the lead up to International Women’s Day on Sunday, 8 March, we’re sharing voices from across the MS community.
In this video, Aoife Lambe, Regional Services Manager at MS Ireland, reflects on designing services that support women’s health, wellbeing and independence.
#IWD
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Eric Jones was one of the hundreds of people who took to the streets of Dublin last Saturday to demand an Emergency Disability Payment. He joined the protest because of mounting bills and the huge strain this is putting on people with disabilities.
#disability #disabilityrights #HeatOrEat
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"We have to watch every single cent."
IWA member Susan Power travelled all the way from Tipperary for the national protest demanding an Emergency Winter Payment for people with disabilities on Saturday. Here, she explains why she made the journey.
#disability #disabilityrights
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Sophia explains to us why people need to come out on Saturday at 1pm, the garden of remembrance, to support the Demonstration fighting for a #EmergencySupportPayment for People with disabilities and carers!
Poverty is rife in the community and people need to have their voices heard!!!
#Disability #Poverty
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Please support the Protest march on Saturday week, February 28th. #EmergencyDisabilityPayment
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Our members are suffering.
For the last three budgets the Government has recognised the cost of disability with one off payments.
In Budget 26 they removed these payments without replacing them.
People with disabilities are now up to 1400 euro worse off.
It is the difference between living and surviving.
It is having to choose between eating and heating.
We are asking for a €400 emergency disability payment.
But the Government is saying no.
Join our protest on Saturday February 28th!
@DisabilityFed @AccessForAll7 @AffordableIE
