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Catch up on important advocacy updates, consultations and calls for participation in our free weekly newsletter.

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Athlone's first sunmer pride! 🏳️‍🌈✨️

A huge congrats to Christine O'Mahony and all the team for putting together this historic event and programme in honour of the late Michael Woods.

Happy Pride All! 🫶☀️🏳️‍🌈

📢 Have your say!

The Minister for Children, Disability & Equality has launched a public consultation to inform the review of the Disability Act 2005.

They want to hear from disabled people, their families and carers, their representative groups, and Disabled Persons Organisations (DPOs).

The purpose of this consultation process is to inform the review of the Disability Act in its entirety.

Submissions are invited via email, post, audio/video, online form, Braille and Irish Sign Language.

A template has been created to support submission making and guidance documentation is available on the consultation website in PDF, Word Format, Easy Read and Irish Sign Language.

🔗 All details here - https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-children-disability-and-equality/consultations/public-consultation-to-inform-the-review-of-the-disability-act-2005/

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📰 Latest Oireachtas Access Bulletin Out Now

Find live links, Dáil debates, Committee Catch Ups, and Consultations in this week's edition.

Be sure to subscribe over on our website to receive these every Monday to stay up to date - www.disabilityparticipation.ie

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⏰ Consultation Deadlines Approaching Soon!

*Consultation on the Department of Justice (DoJ) Draft Section 75 Equality Action Plan 2025-2030 And Draft Disability Action Plan 2025-2030
Department of Justice (NI)
Deadline: 8th June 2026

*The DARE Review: Public Consultation

The Irish Universities Association (IUA), in partnership with DARE participating higher education institutions, practitioners and national stakeholders is currently undertaking a national review of DARE.

Upcoming online town hall meetings:
*Disabled Persons Organisations - 8th June 2026
*Students - 8th June 2026
*Parents and Guardians - 9th June 2026
*Guidance Counsellors, Teachers and Support Staff - 9th June 2026

*Public Consultation on Potential New Working Age and Targeted Child Payments
Department of Social Protection
Deadline: 12th June 2026

*Public Consultation on the Pre-budget 2027 Submissions
Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development
Deadline: 15th June 2026

*Public consultation on the updated National Standards for Residential Services for Disabled People
Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Deadline: 17th July 2026

Head over to our dedicated live consultation webpage for more information, links and updates - www.disabilityparticipation.ie

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📢 Communicating Europe: A Series on Rights, Access, and Ireland's EU Presidency for 2026

We are delighted to share that we will be launching a new, limited-edition newsletter series from July to December this year - Communicating Europe: A Series on Rights, Access and Ireland’s EU Presidency for 2026.

This series aims to connect you with information about Ireland’s EU Presidency, disability rights and accessibility at EU level, and how to get involved and influence change.

Each month, our newsletter subscribers will receive a special edition of our Communication Europe series, featuring articles by Níamh Ní Hoireabhaird, as well as facts, resources, and interviews.

As part of this project we will also have new resources available to raise awareness about Ireland’s EU Presidency.

If you aren’t already signed up to our weekly newsletter, head over to the link in our bio to subscribe 🔗

To keep up to date with this project and others, head over to our website to learn more - www.disabilityparticipation.ie

We’d also love to hear your thoughts!

Is there anything you’d like us to explore in this series?
Let us know by commenting below.

This series is funded by the Communicating Europe Initiative through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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