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Disability Participation News Hub
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Your one stop shop for collective disability advocacy news in Ireland!

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📢 Consultation Deadline Approaching This Week

Public Consultation on the development of Ireland’s third Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) National Implementation Plan

Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

⏰ Deadline: 16th January 2026

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January 13, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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📬 Our latest Oireachtas Access Bulletin is out now!

Stay in the loop with the development of law and policy that affects your rights.
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Sign up to have it delivered straight to your inbox every Monday.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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📢 Ireland's List of Issues has been published by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

🔗https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=INT%2FCRPD%2FLIT%2FIRL%2F67787&Lang=en
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January 9, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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Wishing all our wonderful readers and supporters a Happy New Year! 🎉

We look forward to sharing more of the incredible work taking place to progress the human rights of disabled people.

Thank you for a year of amazing support - we hope this year is filled with joy and connection for you all 🫶
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January 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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📬 Our latest Oireachtas Access Bulletin is out now!

Stay in the loop with the development of law and policy that affects your rights.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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✨ It's #GivingTuesday!

For small, disabled-led organisations like ours, days like this make a real difference.

Learn more about how to support us here:
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#SocialEnterprise #Donation #Advocacy #Donor #ChristmasJumper
#GivingTuesday
Help us level the playing field when it comes to accessing rights and information ⚖️
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December 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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🔎 Our Oireachtas Access Bulletin is out now!

Stay in the loop with the development of law and policy that affects your rights 👉https://open.substack.com/pub/disabilityparticipationnewshub/p/oireachtas-access-2nd-4th-december?r=6ll3x2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
December 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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⏰ Call for Participation Deadline Approaching

Help the @ndaireland.bsky.social choose which websites and mobile applications to monitor for accessibility in 2026.

Word Doc version of the survey also available

Deadline: 5pm on the 5th of December.

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December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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📰 Physical Impairment Ireland (PII) Calls For The Appointment of an Ombudsman for Disability

The Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen will consider PII's petition on Tuesday, 2nd December.

Find out more here:
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Physical Impairment Ireland Submit Public Petition for the Appointment of an Ombudsman for Disability
Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen will consider the petition on Tuesday, 2nd December - Link below to watch live
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December 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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We are fuelled by passion (and coffee!) ☕

Support us by donating the price of your favourite festive drink ⛄

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November 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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🔔 Our weekly Oireachtas Access bulletin is now live!

Each week we aim to keep you in the loop with the development of law and policy that affects your rights. ⚖️

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📬 Subscribe to have it delivered to you every Monday.

#Access #Participation #DisabilityAdvocacy
Oireachtas Access: 18th - 20th November
Keeping you in the loop with what's going on in the Oireachtas (including links to watch live!)
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November 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Our latest newsletter has landed 📬

Catch up on consultations north and south, UNCRPD Updates, a free resource and LOTS of news and events!

🔗 Sign up here and we will send it over to you today - mailchi.mp/3ce7ca8f3fc3...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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📢 Statements on The National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030 in Seanad at 5pm today

Find link to watch live plus lots more here 👉
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Oireachtas Access: 4th - 7th November
Keeping you in the loop with what's going on in the Oireachtas (including links to watch live!)
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November 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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🔔 Our weekly Oireachtas Access bulletin is now live!

Each week we aim to keep you in the loop with the development of law and policy that affects your rights. ⚖️

Find the full Oireachtas Access Bulletin for this week on our Substack through the link below 👇
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Oireachtas Access: 4th - 7th November
Keeping you in the loop with what's going on in the Oireachtas (including links to watch live!)
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November 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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🔔 New Resource Alert - Optional Protocol to the UNCRPD Explainer

PDF, Word Doc and Audio versions now available

📰 Available for free this week with our newsletter
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Sign up as a paid subscriber on Substack for early access
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Optional Protocol to the UNCRPD Downloadable Resources
PDF, Word Doc and Audio Versions.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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🤝 Check out our "Calls for Participation" from this week's newsletter

From advisory councils to surveys and research, each week we highlight opportunities for disabled voices to be included and heard.

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Got news? 📰
[email protected]
Calls for Participation 🤝
From our 29th October newsletter edition
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October 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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📝 Stay in the loop with the latest Live Consultations on our dedicated Substack page!

Updated weekly 👉
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#Consultations #DisabilityRights #HumanRights #Participation #haveyoursay
Live Consultations
A list of live consultations updated weekly!
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October 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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📰 Stay up to date with the latest disability advocacy news in Ireland with our free weekly newsletter!

Join 300+ advocates, allies and decision makers by signing up here 👉 mailchi.mp/3ce7ca8f3fc3...

#DisabilityAdvocacy #UNCRPD #HumanRights
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October 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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📢 Our latest Oireachtas Access Bulletin is now live!

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Oireachtas Access - 20th - 24th October
Keeping you in the loop with what's going on in the Oireachtas (including links to watch live!)
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October 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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✨ Our latest edition is now out now!

Catch up on the latest advocacy news:

✅ Consultations
✅ DPO News
✅ UNCRPD Updates
✅ Oireachtas Access
✅ Calls for Participation
✅ News & Events

Sign up and we will send it over to you today 👉https://mailchi.mp/3ce7ca8f3fc3/disability-participation-news-hub
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October 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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📢 Sinn Féin motion re Cost of Disability takes place tomorrow, 14th October at 7:20pm.

Watch live here 👉 www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...

#CostOfDisability #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #HumanRights #Participation
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October 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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📰 We are delighted to share that we are now on Substack!

Sign up for extra news, consultation reminders, calls for participation and more!

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October 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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🗳️ Presidential Election Debate Takes Place Tonight!

Heather Humphreys (FG), Jim Gavin (FF) and Catherine Connolly (Independent) will take part in the first presidential debate of 2025 at 10pm on Virgin Media One’s Tonight Show

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September 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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We are delighted to be a part of Neuroconvergence 2025! ✨

Join us at UCD on Oct 18 for Neuroconvergence — a vibrant, neurodivergent-led event of talks, performance, sensory spaces, and community.

🔎 Learn more: www.neuroconvergence.ie
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September 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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💥 This week we have a jam packed edition, keeping you on top of live consultations, ongoings in the Oireachtas, DPO news and events, Budget 2026 news and resources, and much more!

Sign up here and we'll send it over to you today 👉 mailchi.mp/3ce7ca8f3fc3...

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September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM