Submission from 2023
Group of experts on action against violence against women and domestic violence
Ireland was reviewed in the early part of 2023 on it’s compliance with the Istanbul Convetion by the “Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)”. Disabled women living in Ireland are 2.9 times more likely to experience gender-based violence compared to their non-disabled counterparts. In this report, we gave an overview of some of the specific factors which contribute to disabled people’s disproportionate exposure to gender-based violence and domestic violence across a range of contexts, and touch on some of the less-recognised forms this violence can take when directed against disabled bodies. We also outlined measures needed to address disabled experiences of gender-based violence and domestic violence.
This report can also be found on the Council of Europe’s website on the Istanbul Convention.
The Education of persons with special educational needs (EPSEN) Act 2004
The EPSEN (Education of Persons with Special Educational Needs) Act 2004 is being reviewed this year. We wrote a submission to the Government in relation to this Act and organised a consultation with our members for the third week in February 2023. The full submission can be found below. Thank you to those who participated in the consultation.
DWI Submission on the Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 - pdf
DWI Submission on the Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 - word