Disability Action Northern Ireland

22/10/2025

🔊 Make your Voice Heard in Ballymena – Disability Work Strategy Consultation Roadshow

The Department for Communities is developing a Disability Work Strategy that will shape how disabled people in Northern Ireland are supported into, and within work.

📢 Join a consultation event in Ballymena to:
🔵 Share your lived experience of work, training, or support
🔵 Highlight what real inclusion and access mean to you
🔵 Help influence a strategy that tackles inequality, breaks down barriers, and creates better opportunities

📍 Location: Ballymena North Business Centre
🗓️ Date: Thursday 23rd October 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM

💬 Make your voice count. Share your story. Help shape the future of work and support.

👉 To register, email empower@disabilityaction.org
✅ We’ll follow up to support your participation and access needs.

21/10/2025

Cruse Bereavement Support are holding a free workshop to mark Children’s Grief Awareness Week on Tuesday 18 November, from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm in the Guild Hall, Derry/Londonderry.

This session will explore:
💬 The effects of grief on children and young people
💬 Common emotional responses
💬 How adult grief can impact them
💬 Practical ways to offer support

Members of Cruse’s Youth Advisory Group will also share their personal experiences, and there will be an overview of the Somewhere For Us Project, which offers community-based support for young people.

The workshop is open to anyone who works with children and young people, including social workers, teachers, youth workers, and sports coaches.
A CPD certificate will be provided for attendance.

📍 Whittaker Suite, Guild Hall, Derry/Londonderry, BT48 7BB
ℹ️ Spaces are limited (max 2 per organisation).

Register here:

Understanding Children and Young People's Grief - Children's Grief Awareness Week 2025 – Whittaker Suite, Guild Hall, Derry/Londonderry, Tue 18 Nov 2025 - Do you work with children and young people and would like to know more about how grief can affect them?  It is vital that children and young ...

20/10/2025

🖥️ Have Your Say – Join an Online Consultation on the Disability Work Strategy

Can’t make it in person? You can still make your voice heard.

The Department for Communities wants to build a better future for disabled people in Northern Ireland – one with inclusive workplaces, tailored support, and barriers removed.

This is your chance to speak directly into the strategy that will guide that change.

📢 Join an online consultation to:
🔵 Share your lived experience of seeking or being in work
🔵 Highlight what real support looks like
🔵 Help shape policies that work for you and your community

🗓️ Date: Wednesday 22nd October 2025
🕑 Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
💻 Platform: TBC – link will be shared upon registration

👉 To register, email empower@disabilityaction.org
✅ We’ll follow up to support your access needs and send joining details.

17/10/2025

🔊 Make your Voice Heard in Enniskillen – Disability Work Strategy Consultation Roadshow

The Department for Communities is developing a Disability Work Strategy that will shape how disabled people in Northern Ireland are supported into, and within, work.

📢 Join a consultation event in Enniskillen to:
🔵Share your lived experience of work, training, or support
🔵Highlight what real inclusion and access mean to you
🔵Help influence a strategy that tackles inequality, breaks down barriers, and creates better opportunities

📍 Location: Fermanagh House, Broadmeadow Place, BT74 7HR
🗓️ Date: Monday 20th October
🕑 Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM

💬 Make your voice count. Share your story. Help shape the future of work and support.

👉 To register, email: empower@disabilityaction.org
✅ We’ll follow up to support your participation and access needs.

16/10/2025

Our driving instructors were at Killard House school this week. It was a fantastic opportunity to see some familiar and new faces and be able to point students in the right direction to begin their driving journey and to showcase the services that our driving school provides.

For more information about these services, please contact the NI Mobility Centre at 02890297877 or email mobilitycentre@disabilityaction.org

16/10/2025

As we celebrate , we like to thank our DATS team and fellow rural partners for their continued service in providing accessible transport across Northern Ireland. Since Last October, we've managed to make 79,496 trips in total!

Lagan Valley Rural Transport Bridge Accessible Transport CDM Community Transport North Coast Community Transport South Antrim Community Transport Down Armagh Rural Transport Easilink Community Transport Fermanagh Community Transport Armagh Rural Transport Newry Mourne Community Transport Association

15/10/2025

Are you finding it hard to secure funding, grow your team, or measure your impact?
Disability Action is launching the S.T.R.O.N.G. Programme – Sustainable, Together, Resilient, Organised, Network, for Growth – designed to strengthen and connect DPOs across Northern Ireland.

✅ Free for 100 DPOs (funded by The National Lottery Community Fund’s Access to Resilience fund)
✅ Monthly training & development for up to 3 members
✅ Coaching, bespoke support & peer networking
✅ Optional OCN-endorsed certification

The training provided includes: Goal setting, leadership, finance, communication, project management, evaluation, engaging young people, and much more!

Open to DPOs with an annual income of £10,000–£100,000.

Register your interest here: https://forms.office.com/e/fKkn9vATh8 (or scan the QR code)

Contact NiamhScullion@DisabilityAction.org
if you require the form in an alternative format

13/10/2025

🔊 Make your Voice Heard in Derry/Londonderry – Disability Work Strategy Consultation Roadshow

The Department for Communities is developing a Disability Work Strategy that will shape how disabled people in Northern Ireland are supported into, and within, work.

📢 Join a consultation event in Derry/Londonderry to:
🔵Share your lived experience of work, training, or support
🔵Highlight what real inclusion and access mean to you
🔵Help influence a strategy that tackles inequality, breaks down barriers, and creates better opportunities

📍 Location: St Columb's Park House, 4 Limavady Road, Derry/Londonderry, BT47 6JY
🗓️ Date: Thursday 16th October 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM

💬 Make your voice count. Share your story. Help shape the future of work and support.

👉 To register, email: empower@disabilityaction.org
✅ We’ll follow up to support your participation and access needs.

13/10/2025

DATS is on board for ! This week we’re joining communities across the UK in celebrating the incredible impact of 🚗🚐

This year’s theme, More than a Minibus, shines a spotlight on how accessible, inclusive, and affordable transport strengthens community connections in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


Community Transport Association

09/10/2025

Laura Loane, Workable NI Manager is completing Mental Health First Aid training today in Omagh.

Our managers completing Mental Health First Aid training means better support for both staff and clients. It helps us spot early signs of mental health issues, respond with empathy, and create a safe, inclusive environment.

Stronger support = stronger outcomes. 💙

09/10/2025

Thanks to all of you who've registered their interest! Unfortunately, all available places have now been filled.

If you'd like to find out about any future theory courses or any other driving related opportunities, please contact the Mobility Centre at 028 9029 7877 or email mobilitycentre@disabilityaction.org.

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve received a small amount of funding to run a 6-week in-house theory course at our Belfast Office!

📍 Location: Portside Business Park, 189 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED

A few places have just become available, and we’re offering them on a first come, first served basis.
The course will run every Friday from 10th October to 14th November, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

If you can commit to the full 6 weeks and would like to take part, please get in touch as soon as possible

📞 Phone: 028 9029 7877
📧 Email: mobilitycentre@disabilityaction.org

08/10/2025

Morrow Group are recruiting for a Land Surveyor (Maternity Cover) role, and we’re supporting recruitment through our empower Programme.

📍 Location: Antrim, Armagh & Down
🕗 Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm (flexible options available)

Essential requirements:
🔵 Full driving licence
🔵 Strong attention to detail
🔵 Microsoft Office skills
🔵 Willingness to obtain a CSR card

Enjoy independent working across local sites, clear daytime hours, a company van, and the chance to move from maternity cover to a permanent role while supporting essential NI Water projects.

Applicants must be eligible for the empower Programme.
To apply, email: empower@disabilityaction.org

Closing 16th October 2025