Join us on the 17th of October!

This event brings together disabled women and AMAB/AFAB non-binary people, allies, and advocates from across the disability community and civil society to explore the connections between disability, gender, and poverty. Through discussions, participants will share their experiences, identify challenges, and explore about possible solutions.

The event has three main aims:

First, we want to build a strong network of disabled women and their allies to address poverty among disabled women and the gendered aspects of disability more broadly.

Second, we want to raise awareness of the barriers created by poverty and highlight what can be done to address them.

Finally, what we learn during the event will be used to produce a discussion paper and artistic pieces addressing gender, disability, and poverty, which will inform future work and advocacy.

While we will prioritise spaces for disabled women and non-binary people, and those with lived experience, this event is also open to allies and representatives from Civil Society Organisations.

About DWI:

Disabled Women Ireland (DWI) is the only dedicated organisation advocating for the rights of  self-identified women, girls and non-binary/genderqueer/gender non-confirming people with disabilities in Ireland. We are a disabled person’s organisation (DPO), meaning that we are run and led by disabled people.

We are a cross disability organisation and our members have a diverse range of impairments and intersecting identities. We believe the the only way to achieve real change is to advocate from an inter-sectional feminist approach. 

We want to break down the barriers which marginalize and isolate people with disabilities. We do this by working in a way that is inclusive and accessible to all.

To read more about DWI, visit our “About Us” page

To learn more about our values, visit our “Values” page

As a disabled person’s organisation (DPO), we want to:

• Actively promote the participation of self-identified women and non-binary/genderqueer/ gender non-confirming people with disabilities in all aspects of social, economic, political and cultural life

• Advocate on issues concerning self-identified women and non-binary/genderqueer/ gender non-confirming people with disabilities in Ireland

• Create and grow a network of disabled self-identified women and non-binary/genderqueer/ gender non-confirming people with disabilities

Read more about what we want to achieve