Commercial Director Irish Wheelchair Association. Trustee Empowering People in Care & MSF Ireland. Male, Pale & Stale. All opinions open to a good debate
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Aidan Stacey retweeted
Very encouraging news that disability rights campaigner Joan Carthy, who is currently Advocacy Manager with IWA, is to contest the Seanad elections having being nominated for the Administrative Panel by a coalition of eight organisations. #SeanadElections
I am delighted and honoured to be nominated for the Seanad Election by a coalition of 8 organisations @IrishWheelchair @DisabilityFed @InclusionIre @IFCAfrica @Threshold @EnableIreland @CareAllianceIrl CHIME. There is so much work to be done but we are in it together
Aidan Stacey retweeted
There's lack of investment and lack of opportunity for people with disabilities, according to Jonathan.
Hear what he has to say🔽 #GE24 #VoicesofIWA #PrioritiseDisability #IWAAdvocacy
Aidan Stacey retweeted
Delighted to receive this endorsement from @TomClonan
Tom and I have been on many a demo with and we have won many victories but to continue that struggle I’m asking you for your number 1 this Friday.
Let’s put a carer into the dail and there’ll be no ignoring us then!
♿️
Aidan Stacey retweeted
This is just not good enough!
Ireland we need to do better….
Inaccessible roads and footpaths continue to cause barriers for people with physical disabilities, often curtailing their freedom to go to where they want. Hear how it affects Adam #GE2024 #VoicesofIWA #PrioritiseDisability #IWAAdvocacy
Aidan Stacey retweeted
Please follow the link to easily email General Election candidates in your constituency to ask them to prioritise the rights of people with disabilities in the next Programme for Government. It couldn't be easier.
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#IWAAdvocacy #GE2024
Aidan Stacey retweeted
Ask candidates to #PriortiseDisability today through our handy email tool.
Visit iwa.ie today.
#IWAAdvocacy
#GeneralElection
Aidan Stacey retweeted
Please email the election candidates in your area, using our easy to use tool below, before polling day & seek a commitment that they prioritise disability in the next Programme for Government, if elected.
#GE2024 #IWAAdvocacy #PrioritiseDisability
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Aidan Stacey retweeted
I just met 2 disabled friends insulted at the €12 a week in #disabilityallowance. The govt set a benchmark during covid for what a worker needs to live on - disabled people should get same as the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. We have a €20bn surplus, this should be priority.
Aidan Stacey retweeted
Michelle, a wheelchair user, says "I find it very difficult to survive on disability allowance with the costs going up. I would love the Government to try and live on €232 a week. It’s an uphill struggle every week when I go shopping.” #Budget2025
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Aidan Stacey retweeted
€336 millon increase in spending for Disability Services but we await the detail on how this will be allocated.
#Budget2025
Aidan Stacey retweeted
Our Chief Executive Derval McDonagh gives her reaction to #Budget2025
Check it out below:
Aidan Stacey retweeted
The #CostOfDisability has again been linked with rising cost of living.
But disability is not a one off. The many extra costs are lifelong.
Recurring funding needed to make sure people aren't pushed into poverty. It’s very disappointing to see no action on this in #Budget2025
ALT mage of DFI Budget asks reading: For sustainable health and social care services: Provide funding to deliver the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026 To tackle poverty, cost of disability and employment: Introduce a recurring Cost of Disability payment of €2,600 a year or €50 a week To ensure community inclusion and participation: Develop a new programme to create disability inclusive communities, similar to the current Age Friendly programme. Cost: €7 million Deliver housing for all, with accessible, universally designed housing and supports- Provide funding to implement the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027 Resource the community and voluntary sector with a reformed, sustainable multi-annual funding stream and pay parity
Aidan Stacey retweeted
No mention of disability in Minister Chambers speech, very disappointing #disabilitybudget25
Aidan Stacey retweeted
Week after week in the Dáil, we raise the crisis facing the disability sector.
Each time we get the same response from government.
They say they're doing everything they can to improve the lives of disabled people.
But #Budget2024 shows the reality.
Aidan Stacey retweeted
This really is worrying - Ireland has the worst rate in Europe of employing people with disabilities, a damning report from the European Disability Forum has found.
#disabilityinclusion #equality #iwaadvocacy
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Aidan Stacey retweeted
It really was a fun Friday with a difference at our Clontarf Centre .
We had a Culture Day to celebrate the many different nationalities within IWA.
And we sampled traditional foods from lots of countries.
Fun is one of the seven values of IWA & we had lots of that today😀
ALT Staff and members enjoying the Cultural Event in Clontarf IWA today
Aidan Stacey retweeted
As #govt works on #Budget24 we remind you of our pre-budget ask not to abandon people with disabilities in your financial planning. Our members want choice not charity & we will continue to remind you of our specific asks between now & Budget day
#disabilitybudget #IWAadvocacy
ALT Members of IWA outside Leinster House last week as we handed over our pre-budget submission to government which contains 33 key recommendations across seven critical areas.
Aidan Stacey retweeted
Found an old edition of @IrishWheelchair magazine 'SpokeOut' & spotted a cartoon illustrating the role of access aisles which still needs to be engrained with all local authorities/businesses/society. The dynamics of ♿ accessible parking is still so poorly misunderstood.
ALT Cartoon illustration showing a passenger trying to open his door at a carpark outside the shop but disability bay is simply a standard bay with token symbol painted in.
Aidan Stacey retweeted
Sneak preview! We are so excited that our new research study on Children in Care & Care-Leavers with Disabilities will be launched tomorrow by the @OCO_ireland! Speakers from @dcediy and the @HSELive will be joined by two of our amazing Youth Council members, and @RobbieGilligan
Aidan Stacey retweeted
“The concerns of people with #disabilities and #LimitedMobility about using #Escooters has been clearly communicated.We urge @EamonRyan to reconsider his approach and address the issues previously raised in the legislation"-John Fulham @IrishWheelchair
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