Isabelle Blum from our Youth Leadership Team shares her message of hope for future generations of Autistic young people 💜

NEW: an ideological divide is emerging between young men and women in many countries around the world.

I think this one of the most important social trends unfolding today, and provides the answer to several puzzles.

Minister Catherine Martin TD has announced the appointment of Rowena Neville & Suzanne Costello as Board members National Museum of Ireland

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🏆 And the winner for today's best #AltText goes to...

BAFTA! We love that you're making your nomination announcements accessible with beautiful image descriptions.

A really exciting funded-education opportunity for Disabled designers at Parsons NY, bravo Tilting the Lens Ben Barry💄✨👠 Sinéad Burke H&M Ford Foundation. Apply by March '24. washingtonpost.com/style/fashion/…

“It looks like they hate immigrants. Well I am an immigrant, and I did what I could to try and save that little girl.' This is Caio Castro Menezes Benicio, the hero who stopped the Parnell Square attacker today
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Please be advised that all Luas Red and Green Line services are suspended now and for the remainder of the night.

Due to an ongoing incident in Parnell Square, patients are advised not to travel to the hospital this evening unless absolutely necessary.

The hospital is fully operational at this time.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Angela Rayner 🌹 for December’s British Vogue. We spoke about classism in Westminster, period poverty, and the pressure of (polls standing) becoming Deputy Prime Minister.

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We were thrilled to welcome Sinéad Burke to the gallery last weekend for our Craft + Design Fair!🌟

Sinéad visited the gallery shop & very kindly signed copies of her book 'Break the Mould', a powerful book about finding your voice & learning to be confident in who you are!

🗣️'Today represents the best possible outcome – but it’s not a step forward, we've just resisted things getting worse...We can’t help but wonder what we could achieve if disabled people were listened to.'

Our reaction to gov U-turn on ticket offices:
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Word of the day is ‘snerdle’ (18th century dialect): to wrap up cosily beneath the covers and hold off the day for a little longer.

Following consultation with the Council of State, and having given further consideration to the advice offered to him, President Higgins has decided, under Article 26 of the Constitution, to refer the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022 to the Supreme Court

President Higgins has this afternoon convened a meeting of the Council of State, under Article 26 of the Constitution, for the purpose of his hearing from the Council regarding the constitutionality of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022.

The #VogueBusiness Spring/Summer 2024 size inclusivity report: Of 9,584 looks across 230 shows and presentations in New York, London, Milan and Paris, 0.9 per cent were plus-size (US 14+) and 3.9 per cent were mid-size (US 6-12). bit.ly/46IoqUG

“The US employment rate of disabled people hit a record 21 per cent last year” - great to read Simon connecting the dots between remote work and accessibility in this weekend’s Financial Times.

The friction against WFH?: “Possibly because few bosses have ever been carers (or disabled)”.

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.Sinéad Burke pictured wearing a custom-made corset dress with an exploded neckline and sleeves in apricot poly faille and the Knuckle Clutch with crystal embroidery to the #VogueWorld 2023 show.

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Steven Holl’s Hunters Point Library is just the latest of many buildings to embrace a staircase as a central architectural showpiece — and inadvertently create a barrier to disabled visitors. @jdavidsonNYC writes trib.al/RONa0cG

I regularly watch Sinead on the Grammy Awards in 1989. Only 21 years old, achingly beautiful, alone on that giant stage, absolutely transfixing

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