My Way Access

Disability Rights | Accessibility | Blogger | Podcaster | @TEDx speaker | VC of @fermanaghomagh Disability Advisor | Omagh Access Forum Chairperson🗣 he/him

[My Way Access @MyWayAccess]

This morning I was International UK Brave Award Winner on World Justice Day.

It is a huge honour to have won. My goal is to improve the lives and fight for a more equal society for disabled people.

For more information: https://t.co/YmixpE6AsN

#disabled #omagh #worldjusticeday

[DPAC Northern Ireland @DPACNIreland]

Stop the proposed changes to the Motability Scheme: https://t.co/gHAUOwKwLJ
Taxing advance payments and reducing mileage allowances could hit disabled people hardest.

For many, a car isn't a luxury, it's independence. Rural communities would be especially affected.

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

The Moygashel debate made me reflect on working with diverse communities through CRAIC NI and disability activism.

A few thoughts on belonging, respect and shared humanity.

https://t.co/fGTMJc4c9r

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

It is exhausting watching small disability groups, hospice voices and grassroots campaigners be drowned out by slick, celebrity-backed lobbying for this deeply flawed assisted dying Bill.

Money and PR should not outweigh safeguarding.

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

The debate around the Sperrins is about more than planning documents and mining applications.

It is about memory, history and communities who know these roads and landscapes because they lived them for generations.

🔗 https://t.co/WpwBC4pS0Q

#SaveOurSperrins #DontMineUs

[Imtac @ImtacNI]

We have published a statement on the Motability Scheme. The statement has been developed in light of recent negative discourse and changes made to the scheme.
https://t.co/5Ll3VoGr9m

@DPACNIreland @VIEWdigital @deptinfra @CommunitiesNI @disabilityni @NIAntiPov @MyWayAccess

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

Happy MPS Awareness Day 💜

This is me during my weekly Vimizim treatment for Morquio syndrome (MPS IV).

Living with a rare condition brings challenges people never see, but awareness, research and support matter.

🔗 https://t.co/vwqhXQRnuo

#MPSAwarenessDay

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

I support Kayla Henry’s call for Changing Places toilets in every NI hospital.

Disabled people should not face barriers, indignity or missed appointments because basic facilities don’t exist.

Share: https://t.co/AD2QHsMOfC
Petition: https://t.co/ouT49MVpS0

#Disabled

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

Productive meeting today with the IMTAC People, Streets & Places Working Group.

Discussing ways to make streets and public spaces more accessible, inclusive and welcoming for everyone.

Looking forward to the next steps.

#ActiveTravel #Disabled #DisabledLife

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

This morning I spoke at the public inquiry into the proposed Dalradian goldmine.

I already live with respiratory illness. Dust, pollution and contamination risks could seriously affect my health and others.

Public health must come first.

#SaveOurSperrins #ProtectOurLand

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

Why put Britannia in a wheelchair?

Why must people use disabled people as a scoring point to signify weakness?

Whatever your political beliefs or points of view in life, do not appropriate my life.

Ableism is cruel and hurtful.

#Disabled #DisabledLife #Ableist

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

I hope this is the further rall network @MichealMartinTD is going to be announced as part of the #SharedIsland investment.

@deptinfra | @Dept_Transport | @Into_The_West | @CircleLineBT

https://t.co/kwjj8nTi3I

#Disabled #DisabledLife #DisabledTravel

[Imtac @ImtacNI]

We have advised Government to address this inequality for decades.

Imtac supports this campaign and has signed the letter.

Please sign and share.
@disabilityni @RNIBNI @Mencap_NI @cfilni @deptinfra @MyWayAccess
https://t.co/7tDvNSYN4d

[DPAC Northern Ireland @DPACNIreland]

Disabled people in NI are still paying to travel.

Half fare isn’t equality.

With ActNowNI, we’re calling on the Department for Infrastructure and Liz Kimmins to introduce free travel now.

✍️ https://t.co/iWGBMrRViA

#FreeTravel

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

Kit Malthouse is talking nonsense. The House of Lords has done its job, blocking a damaging Bill. That’s not disgraceful, it’s why it exists.

We’re not “X trolls”. @DPACNIreland, @Dis_PPL_Protest, @InclusionLondon and others are protecting our futures.

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

“Just left your parcel at the door.”

For me, that can mean no way in or out of my own home.

Blocked access isn’t an inconvenience. It’s a barrier.

Delivery companies need to do better.

#Accessibility #Disability #Disabled #DisabledLife #AccessDenied

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

How public is the public inquiry into the Goldmine near Greencastle? Not very, if you have severe hearing loss like me.

#SaveOurSperrins #DontMineUs #Disabled #DisabledLife #DisabledActivist

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

World Public Transport Day

For disabled people, transport isn’t freedom. It’s uncertainty.

Will I get there? Will I get home?

Progress is happening, thanks to IMTAC & the Consumer Council.

But we’re not there yet.

https://t.co/12l024qAsK

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

Sorcha Eastwood has been incredibly supportive for the deaf and disabled community here, over in Westminster.

Being our voice against Labour's cruel Welfare Cuts and their dangerous Assisted Dying Bill.

Matthew, Sorcha IS doing her job and I'm forever grateful to her for it.

[Dermot Devlin he/him @castleDD]

This week, I spoke on the @SaveOurSperrins podcast about the parallels of my campaigning for deaf and disabled rights, with the campaign to protect the Sperrins from industrialisation.

You can also download an audio version: https://t.co/aN41OlsVes

https://t.co/UfA9et9Ofo