⏰Reminder! Join us on 6 October for a webinar on homelessness & physical disability. Dr Julie Broderick will present research funded through our RPS scheme, with a @depthousingirl.bsky.social response. More info, including on how to register, here: nda.ie/events/physi...

We have just published a review paper on Article 23 UNCRPD which focuses on respect for home and the family. This paper provides information on relevant research, legislation and policy in Ireland relevant to Article 23 UNCRPD. nda.ie/news/this-re...

Thank you to all the students from @mtu.ie, @myiadt.bsky.social, @unioflimerick.bsky.social, @tcddublin.bsky.social and @tudublin.bsky.social for showcasing their amazing projects at our #UniversalDesign Grand Challenge 2025 award ceremony yesterday. Check out their projects at tinyurl.com/3cnwdkp2

Other winners from our #UDGC 2025 award ceremony this evening included students from @tcddublin.bsky.social for their project Adjustomy (Commercialisation award)

👏👏👏 Leah Shanahan from the School of Design, @unioflimerick.bsky.social, took home our People’s Choice Award and our Product & Services Award for her project AMY at our #UniversalDesign Grand Challenge 2025 award ceremony this evening. A massive congratulations Leah!!!

Tonight’s #UDGC keynote speaker is Kevin Horan, Head of Design @HSE. He works with multidisciplinary teams spanning research, design, technology, infrastructure, communications and customer experience to help people navigate their care and the health system. #UniversalDesign

As the countdown continues to our 2025 #UDGC award ceremony, our colleague and award show host, Dan Eames, checks out the stage. Best of luck to all our amazing #UDGC finalists from universities right across the country presenting their projects tonight #UniversalDesign

Registration is now open for our 2025 Annual Conference! Date: Thursday, 16 October 2025. Theme: ‘Parenting, Relationships, and Sexual & Reproductive Rights in the context of Article 23 UNCRPD’. nda.ie/news/registe...

Registration for the #UniversalDesign Grand Challenge (UDGC) event is now open! #UDGC2025 is taking place in-person at the Aviva Stadium on 25 September. Read more information, including on how to register: nda.ie/news/univers...

We would like to hear from former staff on their experiences of the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) service model. If you have left a CDNT role since June 2023 and no longer work in a CDNT, please share your views by 30 Sept eu.surveymonkey.com/r/B2HFPDF nda.ie/news/former-...

⏰ A reminder that our 2025-26 Research Promotion Scheme is now accepting applications under the theme Disability in Marginalised Groups and Communities. The deadline for applications is 12 noon, Monday 6 October 2025. Full details and application forms are available here: nda.ie/news/std-rps...

Have you heard about Access Officers? All public bodies should have an Access Officer to help protect rights and make sure that people with disabilities can access public services. To learn more, click this link: nda.ie/accessibilit...

This morning, our Centre for Excellence in Universal Design colleagues presented at a Design Skillnet Summer Session on #UniversalDesign. They discussed the principles and benefits of Universal Design, talked through #UD case studies, and highlighted the European Accessibility Act #EAA

The public should receive the best possible customer experience when they contact the Public Service, no matter what form that communication takes. Our ‘Customer Communications Toolkit for Services to the Public - A Universal Design Approach’ can help. universaldesign.ie/communicatio...

We have published our 2024 Annual Report. The report presents an overview of everything we achieved last year, including our activities and outputs during the final year of our Strategic Plan 2022-2024. It can be read on our website here: nda.ie/publications...

Yesterday, we had a constructive meeting with representatives of Cuan. We discussed ongoing work and collaboration to address domestic, sexual and gender based violence against disabled people.

We have published our 2023 report on compliance with Part 5 of Disability Act 2005. Part 5 requires that a minimum of 3% of all public sector employees are disabled people. 4.1% of public sector employees reported a disability in 2023. Read more: bit.ly/4f4bWMt

NDA Research Promotion Scheme 2025-26 Save the Date! Our 2025–2026 Research Promotion Scheme #funding call will open on 18 August #RPS This year’s theme: ‘Disability in Marginalised Groups and Communities’. More details at the link below. nda.ie/news/std-rps...

In case you missed our European Accessibility Act webinar on 26 June, the recording is available now. The webinar explained the #EAA and how best to implement it, with input from our Centre for Excellence in Universal Design colleagues and other experts in the field. youtu.be/eP4qnmJfYmk?...

We led out on Action 1 of the Autism Innovation Strategy by synthesising existing data on public attitudes towards autism in Ireland. Report findings say awareness has increased, but deeper understanding and inclusive practices remain urgent priorities. nda.ie/news/a1-synt...

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