Striving for the rights of all disabled people. Ymdrechu dros hawliau pob person anabl.
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ALT White text on a navy background reads: Goodbye X After careful consideration, we’ve decided to step away from posting and engaging on X. Recent changes to the platform have raised concerns and go against our values. We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who has followed, engaged, and shared their thoughts with us here. While this will be our last post on X, we’d love to stay in touch on other platforms! You can find us on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube, all @disabilitywales. You can also visit our website www.disabilitywales.org. Thank you for being part of our community. The Disability Wales logo is in the top right corner.
ALT White text on a navy background reads: Political parties: Have you told your members about the Fund? Back your disabled candidates. Support them to apply to the Access to Elected Office Fund Wales. There is an illustration of a megaphone in the centre separating the text.
ALT What is the Access to Elected Office Fund Wales? The fund supports disabled people seeking elected office in Wales. It helps remove access barriers for disabled candidates in the 2026 Senedd and 2027 Local elections. Disabled people can apply for financial assistance to cover impairment-related costs.
ALT What can the fund pay for? • BSL interpreters • Personal Assistants • Accessible Transport • Assistive Technology • And more... Tailored to your access needs.
ALT How can I apply? • The fund is open to candidates standing for a political party or as independents • Applications will be anonymised and assessed by an independent panel For further information visit the Disability Wales website or email [email protected]
ALT Holocaust survivor Peter Lantos BEM lights the HMD candle in memory of all who lost their lives.
ALT A packed audience of attendees including the First Minister and Lord Mayor of Cardiff listen attentively to the testimony of Holocaust Survivor Peter Lantos BEM.
ALT Rhian stands at the lectern which depicts the HMD logo and reads a reflection on behalf of Disability Wales
ALT The lighted white Candle featuring the purple flame logo of the HMD.
ALT A black and white photo of a crowd of wounded war veterans and disabled people gathered around an army tank. Tall walls enclose the space and there is a guard tower visible in the background.
ALT Llun du a gwyn o dorf o filwyr wedi eu hanafu a phobl anabl o amgylch tanc milwrol. Mae waliau uchel o'u cwmpas a twr arsylwi yn y cefndir.
ALT A graphic titled 'The Social Media Accessibility Round Table' with a candle on each side of the text. Below is a two-column table. The column on the right is titled 'Faithful actions' and the one of the left is titled 'Needs banishment'. In the faithful actions column are: Adding ALT text image descriptions. Captioning videos. Using CamelCase hashtags #TheTraitors. Sticking to one or two emojis. Using good colour contrast. In the needs banishment column, we have: Images with no descriptions. Videos with unreadable or no captions. Lower case hashtags #thetraitors. Using emojis to convey a message. Poor colour contrast. There are two tall flaming torches on either side of the table and DW's logo is in the top right corner of the graphic.
ALT Tudalen flaen maniffesto Anabledd Cymru. Mae logo AC ar y top ac oddi tano, mae effaith papur wedi'i rhwygo yn datgelu'r testun: O Oroesi i Ffynnu. O dan hwn mae llun o grŵp o bobl anabl yn sefyll mewn parc. Ar y gwaelod, mae'r testun yn darllen: Maniffesto Pobl Anabl 2026-2031.
ALT Front page of Disability Wales' manifesto. DW's logo is at the top and below it, a torn paper effect reveals the text: From Barely Surviving to Truly Thriving. Underneath is a photo of a group of disabled people posing outdoors in a park. At the bottom, the text reads: Disabled People's Manifesto 2026-2031.
ALT Graffeg gyda'r teitl Sefydliadau Pobl Anabl sy'n Aelodau Llawn, gyda logos y rhai sy'n aelodau o Anabledd Cymru. Y sefydliadau hynny yw: Pobl yn Gyntaf Cymru Gyfan, Mynediad Arfon, Caffi a Digwyddiadau Aubergine, Blesma - the Limbless Veterans, Dewis Canolfan Byw Annibynol, Celfyddydau Anabledd Cymru, Disability in Wales & Africa, Triniaeth Deg i Fenywod Cymru, Grŵp Mynediad Casnewyddd, See Around Britain, Cymdeithas Cefnogwyr yr Elyrch, The Autistic Women's Empowerment Project, The FDF Centre for Independent Living, Fforwm Mynediad Torfaen, West of England Centre for Inclusive Living, a Lleisiau Ifanc dros Ddewis.