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One day of the year – the cost of disability

December 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Disability, Equality

We never hear anything in the media or the Dáil about the cost of disability for about 364 days of the year – the day the debate on social welfare cuts takes place it’s everywhere. Only to be put back in it’s box until the next time. The words and language that are being used […]

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Accessing all Areas – Radio on Disability

November 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Disability

Blanchardstown Centre for Independent Living are producing a programme on disability called Access all Areas on Phoenix FM which is broadcast live on 92.5FM on Wednesday nights at 8.30pm. Episodes are also being podcast and you can access the podcasts here (See Access all Areas on the page of programmes) The content is of interest […]

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Third Time Lucky

November 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off on Third Time Lucky · Disability, Equality, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships

If you have been following the comments here you’ll know there has been difficulties in arranagements surrounding an event organised by Marriage Equality where the CEO of Freedom to Marry, Evan Wolfson Today Marriage Equality announced another change of venue – the Gresham told them that they were accessible. This is a common thought  – […]

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Unequal ‘Equality’ event

October 25th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Disability, Equality, LGBT

My sole aim in life is not to point out the bleeding obvious – honestly. Next months big event organised by Marriage Equality with the CEO of Freedom to Marry Evan Wolfson is being held in an inaccessible building. One day event organisers in the lgbt community will have access first on their list. One […]

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UK Election 2010 and people with disabilities

May 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off on UK Election 2010 and people with disabilities · Disability, Equality

The barrage of information from the UK Election campaign and constant polling of anything that moves (or doesn’t!) continues.  Some of it is different though. The UK disability organisation and service provider Scope commissioned research of people with disabilities to see what issues are important to them and the results were published today. An online […]

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