Disability Power Ireland

A grassroots, cross-impairment DPO (Disabled Persons' Organisation) bringing you Ireland's first Disability Pride and Power Festival 2022 and Parade 2023

[Disability Power Ireland @_DPIreland]

While we sadly have to take a Crip Time-Out to recover, build capacity & resources for our next festival in July 2027, we thank our wonderful community for years of support and wish you a Happy Disability Pride Month 2025! We’ll celebrate together again soon❤️💛🤍💙💚🖤⚡️

[Access For All Ireland @AccessForAll7]

We held a press event today to call on all those people living with a Disabilty and those caring to vote @catherinegalway no.1 in the upcoming presidential election.

Her support has been unwavering as opposed to a candidate who looks at us as a financial burden.

Vote Connolly No.1

#disabilitytwitter #Disability #Not #A #Burden

[Pierce McCann @MccannPierce]

@_DPIreland Then get him or someone on his behalf to call @sinnfeinireland HQ in the morning, please. This is a dreadful matter.

[Maryam Madani @MaryamDPI]

One of our members has been made homeless, with his power chair and belongings thrown out. He is unable to register as homeless or for emergency accommodation. Help needed urgently, please share

[Disability Power Ireland @_DPIreland]

@MccannPierce Apparently he has and says they are useless- part of the loop of referrals. But thank you for the very good suggestion and for trying to help!

[Disability Power Ireland @_DPIreland]

One of our members, Savas, came home to find all his stuff thrown out, incl. his powerchair: his supposed landlord was illegally subletting. He is now homeless but nowhere will register him as homeless for emergency accommodation as he has a migrant Stamp 2... (1/2)

[Disability Power Ireland @_DPIreland]

@MccannPierce He was studying, he has been working and is looking for a new job now. Trying to move from Stamp 2 to Stamp 1G.

[Disability Power Ireland @_DPIreland]

@MccannPierce Good question, he is Turkish, non-EU

[Disability Power Ireland @_DPIreland]

The loop of referrals has been fruitless with DCC, Focus, Simon, MRCI, etc. He is staying in a private hostel using the last of his savings. If anyone can help with advice or political representation please share and let us know (2/2) @AccessForAll7 @TomClonan @CatuIreland

[Disability Power Ireland @_DPIreland]

Jacqui Browne was a tireless, devoted, diplomatic and powerful advocate for disability rights. We are deeply saddened by her passing and grateful to have known her. Thank you for your work and legacy. Rest in Power Jacqui.

[Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission @_IHREC]

We wish to express our deep sadness today as we learned of the death of disability equality activist, Jacqui Browne .

We honour her extraordinary contribution to our Disability Advisory Committee and mourn the loss of a colleague, advisor, and friend.
https://t.co/zdM20KKjUM

[Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission @_IHREC]

We wish to express our deep sadness today as we learned of the death of disability equality activist, Jacqui Browne .

We honour her extraordinary contribution to our Disability Advisory Committee and mourn the loss of a colleague, advisor, and friend.
https://t.co/zdM20KKjUM

[Access For All Ireland @AccessForAll7]

For anyone interested tonight our very own Sophia is giving her first @TEDx Jnr talk in @DCU

Her TEDX Jnr talk will focus on how activism can and does make change!

Link below 👇🏽

♿️♿️♿️♿️

#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

@clonturkcc

https://t.co/ybaQAGV6SN

[Disability Power Ireland @_DPIreland]

We can't wait to hear our hero Sophia give her own TED talk in just a few days! We're so proud of this mighty legend! ❤️🫀

[Access For All Ireland @AccessForAll7]

We are so excited to share this!

Our very own powerhouse Sophia will be giving her very first ever #TEDX youth talk this May 13th.

She’s the youngest speaker to speak at this wonderful Clonturk organised event and over the past 5 months has been busy with her team preparing for her talk.

She’s not giving much away but she says her speech will focus on inclusion, acceptance, diversity and how women lead in some of the biggest movements of our times.

We can’t wait to hear it. ❤️

@TEDx @NWCI @InclusionIre @DisabilityFed @centralremedial @ailbhes @bridsmithTD @ivanabacik @TheSineadBurke @HollyCairnsTD @clonturkcc @DCU @christymoore45 @LeCheileDND @MaryLouMcDonald @NormaFoleyTD1 @HMcEntee @DisabilityFed @_DPIreland @InclusionIre @DCU @SarahAMcInerney

[saoirse @FreedomSaoirse]

In skerries . The library being redone while keeping the historical aspect but making it accessible. Can this not be done to all buildings? @AccessForAll7 @_DPIreland @BarryHeneghan2 @CMDIRL @TomClonan @rtenews

[Maryam Madani @MaryamDPI]

Very grateful and excited to be performing some wheelchair dancing and spoken word at the @disruptdisarts Festival tomorrow with these fabulous artists! This festival is so badly needed and I'm so glad it exists, thank you @AlanJamesBurns and the team for creating it!

[Disability Power Ireland @_DPIreland]

Make sure you don't miss this year's fantastic @disruptarts Festival Programme kicking off tomorrow, Thurs 6th March, including jazz singing with @emilieconway, ISL theatre with @liannequigley, wheelchair dance with @MaryamDPI & more! See https://t.co/VJdYJKu0NP, disabled go free

[disruptdisabilityartsfestival @disruptdisarts]

Disrupt is delighted to present ‘Disruption-Opening Event on Disability and Intersectionality’ @projectarts & online, 6 March 2025, 7:30pm ✨
Featuring performances by Alessandra Azeviche, Day Magee, Maryam Madani and Owen/Pink O’Malley

Get your tickets https://t.co/LFsv1B0Xsc

[disruptdisabilityartsfestival @disruptdisarts]

Disrupt is delighted to present ‘Disruption-Opening Event on Disability and Intersectionality’ @projectarts & online, 6 March 2025, 7:30pm ✨
Featuring performances by Alessandra Azeviche, Day Magee, Maryam Madani and Owen/Pink O’Malley

Get your tickets https://t.co/LFsv1B0Xsc

[Access For All Ireland @AccessForAll7]

Well that was a mad busy year! So much achieved, so much fighting done, so much more to do.

Sophia, her Dad and Sean have been non stop but many others have been too. We have built a mighty community of activists fighting for our human rights.

This is but a short insight into last years activism.

The rest was very much needed and we will be getting back to it in the new year in the meantime thanks to everyone for all the support over the past 6yrs and the fight goes on!!!!!

We deadicate this to Granny Mulvany. A year gone yesterday we miss her so much! ❤️

@adayinmywheels @TomClonan @DisabilityFed @_DPIreland @NeuroPrideIRL @InclusionIre @IrishWheelchair @TheNewReview2 @MaryLouMcDonald @RBoydBarrett @susdennehy @emmawardjourno @liamcunningham1 @centralremedial @LeCheileDND @mulvanypeopleb1 @niamhnih @UnaKeightley @Stephen63224725 @AilbheConneely @PresidentIRL @Trickstersworld @hopkins_joan @samanthaofl @struggleiswheel

If we missed you sorry, we could only add so much!!!! ♿️♿️♿️♿️

[Paula Geraghty 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 @paulageraghty]

Happy that the Irish Times published this piece with my image of the Disability Power & Pride Parade in page 2 of today’s edition.

[Gay Community News @GCNmag]

We are at the Garden of Remembrance for the start of Disability Pride and Power 2024 to stand in solidarity with all disabled people in Ireland 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
@_DPIreland