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Disability Participation News Hub
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Your one stop shop for collective disability advocacy news in Ireland! Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://mailchi.mp/3ce7ca8f3fc3/disability-participation-news-hub
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท 15h
๐Ÿ“ข 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 ๐Ÿ‘‰
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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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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท 1d
๐Ÿ”” 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. โš–๏ธ

Find the full Oireachtas Access Bulletin for this week on our Substack through the link below ๐Ÿ‘‡
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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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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท 2d
๐Ÿ”” New Resource Alert - Optional Protocol to the UNCRPD Explainer

PDF, Word Doc and Audio versions now available

๐Ÿ“ฐ Available for free this week with our newsletter
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Optional Protocol to the UNCRPD Downloadable Resources
PDF, Word Doc and Audio Versions.
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท 4d
๐Ÿค 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? ๐Ÿ“ฐ
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Calls for Participation ๐Ÿค
From our 29th October newsletter edition
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท 8d
๐Ÿ“ Stay in the loop with the latest Live Consultations on our dedicated Substack page!

Updated weekly ๐Ÿ‘‰
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#Consultations #DisabilityRights #HumanRights #Participation #haveyoursay
Live Consultations
A list of live consultations updated weekly!
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท 9d
๐Ÿ“ฐ Stay up to date with the latest disability advocacy news in Ireland with our free weekly newsletter!

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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท 15d
๐Ÿ“ข 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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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท 20d
โœจ Our latest edition is now out now!

Catch up on the latest advocacy news:

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

Sign up and we will send it over to you today ๐Ÿ‘‰https://mailchi.mp/3ce7ca8f3fc3/disability-participation-news-hub
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท 22d
๐Ÿ“ข Sinn Fรฉin motion re Cost of Disability takes place tomorrow, 14th October at 7:20pm.

Watch live here ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...

#CostOfDisability #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #HumanRights #Participation
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท 26d
๐Ÿ“ฐ We are delighted to share that we are now on Substack!

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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Sep 29
๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ 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 Oneโ€™s Tonight Show

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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Sep 26
We are delighted to be a part of Neuroconvergence 2025! โœจ

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

๐Ÿ”Ž Learn more: www.neuroconvergence.ie
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Sep 24
๐Ÿ’ฅ 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!

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#UNCRPD #advocacy
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Sep 22
๐ŸŒฑJoin 250+ readers, advocates and changemakers, who we keep up to date with our free weekly newsletter.

We want to level the playing field when it comes to accessing information that supports advocacy and participation.

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#Participation
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Sep 21
Join the Inclusive Living Network and Inclusion Ireland to explore what it means to build a strong future alongside loved ones.

๐Ÿ“… 4th October - 10.00am - 4.30pm
๐Ÿ“ Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone, Westmeath
๐Ÿ”— Register your place here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/paving-our...
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Sep 17
๐Ÿ“ฌ Subscribers, check your inbox!

Our latest weekly newsletter has dropped and we are delighted to have our Oireachtas Access segment back in action in this week's edition.

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#Participation #CRPD #Advocacy
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Sep 16
๐Ÿ“ข Next Newsletter drops tomorrow!

Inside this week's edition
โœ”๏ธ Disabled Women & Poverty event
โœ”๏ธ Live Consultations
โœ”๏ธ DPO & DPRO News
โœ”๏ธ UNCRPD Updates
โœ”๏ธ Oireachtas Access
โœ”๏ธ Calls for Participation
โœ”๏ธ News & Events

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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Sep 15
๐Ÿ”” Save the Date!

Disabled Women Ireland and the Disability Participation News Hub are excited to invite you to our "Disabled Women & Poverty: The Cost of Exclusion" event to mark UN International Day of Eradication of Poverty

๐Ÿ“… 17th Oct, 3:30pm
๐Ÿ“ IHREC & online

Registration details coming soon!
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Sep 14
๐Ÿ“ฌ Sign up for weekly updates!

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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Sep 10
๐Ÿ“ฌ Subscribers, check your inbox for the latest edition of our free weekly newsletter!

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#HumanRights #Advocacy #UNCRPD #Consultation #Participation
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Sep 8
โฐ Consultation Deadline Approaching!

๐Ÿ“ Stakeholder consultation on revised National Digital and AI Strategy by Department of the Taoiseach

๐Ÿ“… 10th September 2025
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#Participation #Consultation
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Sep 4
๐Ÿ’ฅ Our 3rd September edition is now available!

This week we have updates on
โœ”๏ธ Consultations
โœ”๏ธ DPO News
โœ”๏ธ UNCRPD Updates
โœ”๏ธ Calls for Participation
โœ”๏ธ News and Events
โœ”๏ธ Presidential Election 2025 resources

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#HumanRights #Participation #UNCRPD #DisabilityRights
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Aug 29
LIFT Project โ€“ National Survey on Mate Crime & Disability

This national study explores how disabled people experience mate crime and examines how community safety, legal, and policing respond.

Deadline: 5th September
Easy to read version available

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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Aug 27
๐Ÿ“ฐ Our latest edition is now available
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We are back to weekly updates after our semi-summer break, so expect to see more of us in your inbox!

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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social ยท Aug 19
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