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DFI @DisabilityFed

National support organisation for voluntary #disability groups. RT is not necessarily an endorsement. Also at bit.ly/2TekkzO and bit.ly/3jfMjK4

Joined October 2013
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Blind and visually impaired people deserve equal access to the biggest moments in sport and culture, including the World Cup. RTÉ has confirmed it is not providing audio descriptive commentary for the tournament. Sign to call on RTÉ to rethink: rebrand.ly/kp3rsdi
A hand holds a TV remote in the foreground, pointing towards a flatscreen television in a dimly lit room. On screen, two footballers compete for the ball on a green pitch.

ALT A hand holds a TV remote in the foreground, pointing towards a flatscreen television in a dimly lit room. On screen, two footballers compete for the ball on a green pitch.
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Dublin PPN's Disability Thematic Group brought people together this morning in Finglas to mark Make Way Day focusing on breaking down barriers to social inclusion for people with disabilities and other communities across the city. A great way to mark the day. 👏 #MakeWayDay26
A speaker in a purple polo shirt addresses attendees at a Make Way Day event in a sports hall, with a projected presentation visible on a screen behind him. A green Make Way Day sign sits on a table in the foreground. To his right, a man using a powered wheelchair listens to the presentation. A display board with images is visible in the background, and a large mural reading "Our Place" covers the

ALT A speaker in a purple polo shirt addresses attendees at a Make Way Day event in a sports hall, with a projected presentation visible on a screen behind him. A green Make Way Day sign sits on a table in the foreground. To his right, a man using a powered wheelchair listens to the presentation. A display board with images is visible in the background, and a large mural reading "Our Place" covers the
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In 2008 @DubCityCouncil reviewed @jcdecauxireland advertising panels over risks to #blind & partially sighted pedestrians who risked walking into them or being cut by their sharp edge. Lessons not learnt #MakeWayDay #MakeWayDay26 with the same design now all over Dublin
Photo (above) showing JC Decaux advertising panel on Liffey Street with jagged edge,

ALT Photo (above) showing JC Decaux advertising panel on Liffey Street with jagged edge,

Photo (above) showing JC Decaux advertising panel on Liffey Street with long cane in jagged edge,

ALT Photo (above) showing JC Decaux advertising panel on Liffey Street with long cane in jagged edge,

Photo (above) showing JC Decaux advertising panel on Liffey Street with jagged edge,

ALT Photo (above) showing JC Decaux advertising panel on Liffey Street with jagged edge,

Photo (above) showing JC Decaux advertising panel on Liffey Street with long cane in jagged edge,

ALT Photo (above) showing JC Decaux advertising panel on Liffey Street with long cane in jagged edge,
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On a 15 minute walk on Make Way Day in #limerickcity 15 vehicles blocking footpaths, one forcing someone with a buggy onto the road. #makewayday #makewayday26 @DisabilityFed
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Make Way Day launched today in Carlow! Thanks to Carlow Council, Carlow Public Participation Network, Carlow Centre for Independent Living, Delta Sensory Gardens, and Special Olympics Ireland for showing what local action looks like. Spot an obstacle. Share it. #MakeWayDay26
A group of around twelve people stand in the chamber of Carlow County Council, holding red and green circular Make Way Day signs. The person at the centre of the group wears a mayoral chain. Carlow County Council and DFI pull-up banners are visible on either side, along with the Irish tricolour and the Carlow county flag.

ALT A group of around twelve people stand in the chamber of Carlow County Council, holding red and green circular Make Way Day signs. The person at the centre of the group wears a mayoral chain. Carlow County Council and DFI pull-up banners are visible on either side, along with the Irish tricolour and the Carlow county flag.
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Tomorrow Friday 29 May is Make Way Day 2026. AOTI fully supports this important @DisabilityFed campaign. Public spaces belong to everyone. Cars on footpaths, bicycles illegally parked or bins left on footpaths are obstacles that can stop people with disabilities in their tracks.
DFI@DisabilityFed
May 28
Tomorrow is Make Way Day!! A car on the footpath. A bin in the middle of the path. An A-board outside a café. Small things to most of us but barriers for wheelchair users, people who are blind, and others with mobility needs. Get out, spot an obstacle, share it. #MakeWayDay26
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Iarnród Éireann@IrishRail
May 29
Today is #MakeWayDay, an annual campaign led by the Disability Federation of Ireland, bringing communities together to highlight the needs for people with disabilities in the public spaces we share. ℹ️makewayday.com #MakeWayDay26 @MakeWayDay @DisabilityFed
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Michael Moynihan@MikeMoynihanEx
May 28
Today’s @irishexaminer city column: it’s #makewayday irishexaminer.com/opinion/co…

Michael Moynihan: Small, thoughtless acts can have a profound effect on someone's day

If you’re not familiar, Make Way Day is an initiative run by the Disability Federation of Ireland designed to draw attention to the challenges faced by people with disabilities as they try to get...

irishexaminer.com
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Michael Moynihan@MikeMoynihanEx
May 27
Tomorrow’s @irishexaminer city column - #makewayday c/o @DisabilityFed
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(Not ME-specific) “If you’re not familiar, Make Way Day is an initiative run by the Disability Federation of Ireland @DisabilityFed designed to draw attention to the challenges faced by people with disabilities as they try to get around” irishexaminer.com/opinion/co… #MakeWayDay

Michael Moynihan: Small, thoughtless acts can have a profound effect on someone's day

If you’re not familiar, Make Way Day is an initiative run by the Disability Federation of Ireland designed to draw attention to the challenges faced by people with disabilities as they try to get...

irishexaminer.com
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Make Way Day is here! 🙌 Head out, find an obstacle that gets in the way for people with disabilities, and share it with #MakeWayDay26. Two minutes. That's all it takes. Public space belongs to everyone. Llet's make it work that way.
Red square graphic with the Make Way Day logo — a white hand icon with a wheelchair user symbol — above the text: "Hey! This blocks my way. #MakeWayDay26"

ALT Red square graphic with the Make Way Day logo — a white hand icon with a wheelchair user symbol — above the text: "Hey! This blocks my way. #MakeWayDay26"
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Tomorrow is Make Way Day!! A car on the footpath. A bin in the middle of the path. An A-board outside a café. Small things to most of us but barriers for wheelchair users, people who are blind, and others with mobility needs. Get out, spot an obstacle, share it. #MakeWayDay26
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DFI is at the @welfare_ie Social Inclusion Forum #SIF2026. Disability was a key issue. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said: "We do have the resources available to tackle problems of social inclusion." We know the money is there. #Budget27 must now deliver for disabled people.
A group of seven people pose together at an indoor event, smiling at the camera. They stand beside a Government of Ireland roll-up display banner promoting the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2026–2030, which features a grid of portrait photographs of diverse individuals. Several attendees are wearing name badges. A projection screen is visible to the left and a TV monitor to the upper right.

ALT A group of seven people pose together at an indoor event, smiling at the camera. They stand beside a Government of Ireland roll-up display banner promoting the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2026–2030, which features a grid of portrait photographs of diverse individuals. Several attendees are wearing name badges. A projection screen is visible to the left and a TV monitor to the upper right.
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🎥 Make Way Day is this Friday 29 May and DFI CEO Elaine Teague has a message for you. Cars on kerbs. Bins on footpaths. Bikes blocking the way are barriers for disabled people every day. On 29 May, take personal responsibility, and share obstacles you see using #MakeWayDay26
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We are at the @DeptCDE Estimates process for Budget 2027. Among DFI's key focuses on the day will be greater transparency in the allocation and process around Estimates for our members and the organisations we represent.
A group of nine people pose for a photo at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality stakeholder forum at the Hilton Hotel, Dublin. One person in the group uses a powered wheelchair. Behind them is a branded backdrop showing the Department's name in Irish and English, flanked by two large screens displaying a colourful event slide. The group are wearing lanyards and name badges.

ALT A group of nine people pose for a photo at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality stakeholder forum at the Hilton Hotel, Dublin. One person in the group uses a powered wheelchair. Behind them is a branded backdrop showing the Department's name in Irish and English, flanked by two large screens displaying a colourful event slide. The group are wearing lanyards and name badges.
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🌟 Fiona O'Neill 🌟@From_Fiona
May 25
Whhaatttt!? An elevator to help people get up the steep hill at the MacDonagh Train Station was installed & never used?! 19 years Is this the government bike shed of #Kilkenny? Is it the electric voting machines of the South East? 19 years! What?! More: facebook.com/share/p/17tLyLX…
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DFI, @IrishWheelchair and @AccessForAll7 have been calling for an Emergency Disability Payment since Budget 2026 with the support of over 30 civil society organisations. A @sinnfeinireland Dáil motion due to be brought forward this week will help keep that pressure on.
Sinn Féin
@sinnfeinireland
May 25
Sinn Féin calls for emergency cost of disability payment to be implemented immediately – @loreillysf "Households with a person that has a disability face significant additional costs every week. Government cannot continue to turn a blind eye." sinnfein.ie/news/sinn-fein-c…
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Seven days. One simple ask. On Make Way Day (Fri 29th May), take a photo of an obstacle on your street that makes life harder for disabled people, and post it with #MakeWayDay26. This is not about blame. It's about awareness. Because public space belongs to everyone.
Make Way Day logo on a green background — a white hand with a wheelchair user symbol in the palm, beside the text 'Make Way Day.com'. Text above reads: One week to go, Friday 29 May.

ALT Make Way Day logo on a green background — a white hand with a wheelchair user symbol in the palm, beside the text 'Make Way Day.com'. Text above reads: One week to go, Friday 29 May.
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📣 DFI members We're hosting an online briefing with the HSE Patient and Service User Experience Team on Patient and Public Partnership, including an update on the new Beta Partnership Hub. 📅Monday 25 May 💻Via Zoom. 🎟️Register: rebrand.ly/8s6na15
Promotional graphic for DFI's National Health Advisory Forum. Text reads: "HSE Briefing: Patient and Public Partnership Strategy Update. Monday 25 May, 11am to 1.30pm via Zoom." The DFI logo appears in the top left. On the right, an illustrated image shows multiple hands joined together in a circle, in shades of navy and blue.

ALT Promotional graphic for DFI's National Health Advisory Forum. Text reads: "HSE Briefing: Patient and Public Partnership Strategy Update. Monday 25 May, 11am to 1.30pm via Zoom." The DFI logo appears in the top left. On the right, an illustrated image shows multiple hands joined together in a circle, in shades of navy and blue.
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