We support the National Demonstration for Palestine this Saturday, Oct 4th at 12.30pm in Dublin. We are proud to join over 175 organisations endorsing this demonstration, calling for real action and sanctions now. #FreePalestine #SanctionsNow #IrelandForPalestine

Join ourselves & the Disability Participation News Hub on Oct 17 (UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty) for an event on Disabled Women & Poverty. 🆓 Free to attend, online or in-person (ISL, travel reimbursed up to €20). 👉 Register below or contact us for help! www.eventbrite.ie/e/disabled-w...

Join us for this week’s DWI Social Chat 💬 We’re diving into the New Disability Strategy — what it means, how it affects our community, and what we want to see next. 🗓 Thursday, 25th September 🕖 7pm 📍 Zoom (DM or email us for the link!

@nemkearns.bsky.social and I are down in Cork this weekend at Q-Con with LINQ Ireland (representing @dw-ireland.bsky.social), giving a workshop on Cripping and Queering relationships. It's lovely to be in the same place as so many amazing queer people. Looking forward to tomorrow!

We’ve been asked to share this survey from Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail. It’s about a new Customer Assistance Portal they’re developing, and they’re looking for feedback on what features would be most useful. You can fill it out here: form.jotform.com/250282595409...

DWI is taking a break for the month of August to rest and recharge. We will be back in September!

As Disability Pride Month ends, DWI's pre-summer break chat was spent talking about rest, community and everything in between. In a world that doesn't want us to be proud of ourselves, these spaces are vital. #DisabilityIsntADirtyWord #RestIsRevolutionary

We’re sharing this opportunity from Good Day Cork: ONE GOOD DAY is a new arts journal open for submissions 15 July – 1 September 2025. Submissions can include: -Prose (up to 3,000 words) -Poetry (up to 3 poems / 50 lines) -Visual art or photography (up to 3, black & white)

📢 Calling all artists, arts workers, and producers with a passion for Creative Accessible Production In 2025/’26 Disrupt Disability Arts Festival will offer a groundbreaking opportunity for PAID Professional Development. - Starting in Autumn 2025 - Application deadline: 1pm Monday 18th August 25

Continuing our posts highlighting our Disabled Isn't A Dirty Word campaign for Disability Pride month we have this powerful piece from one of our co-directors, Nem Kearns. Disability Pride is not about ignoring struggles...

We’re talking all things rest at this week’s DWI Social Chat—because slowing down isn’t lazy, it’s radical. 🗓 Thursday, 31st July at 7pm 💻 On Zoom (DM or email us for the link!) 💬 Topic: Rest is Revolutionary

Disabled Women Ireland is proud to be one of over 170 organisations supporting today’s National Demonstration for Palestine. Organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, this demonstration is calling on the Irish Government and the EU to take immediate action...

Earlier this week, UN CEDAW published its Concluding Observations for Ireland—echoing many of our key concerns. We highlighted: 🔹 GBV 🔹 healthcare 🔹 Parenting rights 🔹 Poverty & exclusion 🔹 Need for disaggregated data 📄 www.disabledwomenireland.org/news-1 #CEDAW #DisabledWomen #HumanRights

This July, for #DisabilityPrideMonth, we’re revisiting our Disability Isn’t a Dirty Word campaign - a celebration of identity, visibility, and pride in being disabled. We begin by honouring Jacqui Browne - a tireless advocate for equality and inclusion. #DisabilityIsntADirtyWord

July is #DisabilityPrideMonth. We’ll be resharing stories from our #DisabilityIsntADirtyWord Campaign. In a time of growing rollbacks on equality, diversity and inclusion we remember that disabled people matter. We take pride in who we are - and we celebrate each other. #DisabilityPride

🔍 Ireland’s Independent COVID-19 Evaluation is now open for public consultation. This is a vital opportunity to share your experiences and insights on how the pandemic was handled and to highlight the impact COVID had on disabled people. Deadline: 05/07 📢 www.covid19evaluation.ie/irelands-ind...

Join us for our next online Social Chat! 🎉 We’re getting together on Tuesday, 1st of July at 7pm for an hour of casual conversation, connection, and good vibes on Zoom. Want to come along? Drop us a DM or email [email protected] for the Zoom link. Hope to see you there!

📣 IHREC is seeking new members for its Disability Advisory Committee! DWI encourages disabled people to apply & shape how Ireland implements the CRPD. 🗓️ Deadline: June 19, 1PM 🔗 www.ihrec.ie/about/opport... #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #CRPD #DisabilityRights

📢 Free online conference: Disability & Rights – Possibilities & Limits of Rights Discourse Under Neoliberalism 🗓️ 13–14 June 2025 🕐 BSL + captions available 🖥️ Zoom | Register + info: shorturl.at/evVdh Hosted by SLSA_UK + Marxism & Disability Network

Our next online Social Chat is happening next week - on Wednesday, 4th of June at 7pm. We will meet on Zoom, for an hour long informal chat - to catch up, connect with fellow disabled people, and generally just have the craic! Send us a DM/ email [email protected] for the link!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for this on Saturday! We had a great time talking about DWI, human rights treaties, accessible venues and....haircuts! Our next social event will be at 7pm on the 28th of May. Message us/ Email us for the link!

🗳️ Curious about how local politics works in Mayo? Join Introduction to Local Government in County Mayo – an empowering event for disabled women & non-binary people! 🏛️ 📅 Run by @seeherelected.bsky.social & Mayo CoCo 🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/see-her-el...

A reminder that our "Welcome Back to DWI" Event is happening this Saturday at 6pm. This informal information session/ chat will last one hour and we will cover the following things: * Who DWI are, what we do and how you can get involved. (1/2)

DWI is back! After a bit of a break, we’re back in action 🎉 DWI members — join us Saturday 10th May at 6PM on Zoom for updates on what we have been up to, what we are planning to do next and how you can get involved! Email or DM us for the link!

Disabled Women Ireland is back! 💜 Check out our latest members newsletter for info on our May 10 Welcome Back event, our work on CEDAW & CRPD, what we’ve been working on in the background, and how you can get involved! #DisabilityRights #DWI

Researchers in Trinity and the NWC are doing a survey as part of a study called ‘An Investigation into Marginalised Women’s Experiences of the Free Contraception Scheme’. The survey is open until the 2nd of May. Here is the link to the survey: tcdecon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

This event is coming up next week. Be sure to sign up in advance!

A really fantastic Webinar on the #UNCRPD is coming up - be sure to book a spot (particularly if you are part of a DPO or will be engaging in the reporting process)!

IMMA Perspectives – A Creative Encounter launches online on March 11 with Neurodivergence in the Arts, a panel discussion featuring artists Aideen Barry, AlanJames Burns, Jody O’Neill, Tierra Porter, and author & psychologist Maja Toudal, moderated by Dee Roycroft. 1/5

💜 Happy #InternationalWomensDay from DWI!💜 In a time of increasing uncertainty and rising attacks on disabled people we call on the Irish government to #AccelerateAction to protect the rights of and empower Disabled Women & Non-Binary People. #IWD2025 #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs