Disability Action Northern Ireland

03/09/2025

🚗 Motability Scheme Live – Northern Ireland is back at the Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn on Friday 19 & Saturday 20 September (9 am–4 pm)!

This free event is the perfect chance to:
✅ Explore over 40 cars, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles and adaptations
✅ Take test drives, including adapted and electric vehicles
✅ Try scooters and powered wheelchairs in a safe indoor area
✅ Get expert advice on all things motoring and mobility

Our Mobility Centre team will also be there to provide advice on driving and our services!

👉 Find out more:

Motability Scheme Live, Northern Ireland Join us at Eikon Exhibition Centre on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 September, 9am to 4pm.

03/09/2025

Colin McElroy from Empower, Conor Crooks from Workable and Marlene Burrows from the Advice and Information Team are running two hubs next week on the 10th and 11th of September where you can find about how we can support you with employment as well as advice on benefits.

Hub 1:
Portadown Jobs and Benefits Office, 140 Jervis Street, Portadown BT62 3EZ, on Wednesday 10th September 2025 from 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm.

Hub 2:
Lurgan Jobs and Benefits Office, Alexandra Square, Lurgan, Craigavon BT66 6BB on Thursday 11th September 2025 from 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm

This event is for people with a disability and/or health condition that are looking to seek employment.

03/09/2025

🌟 Join the Disability Action Network – Membership is FREE! 🌟

Be part of a growing network of organisations and individuals working together for inclusion and change in Northern Ireland.

✅ Free membership
✅ Campaign support
✅ Networking opportunities
✅ Accessible meeting space
✅ Be involved in shaping policies

Sign up today here: https://forms.office.com/e/YuevGjvgmvt (or scan the QR code in the flyer below)

Membership works both ways, we'll support you and you'll help us push for disabled people's rights in Northern Ireland!

02/09/2025

🌟 Supporting education. Empowering generations.

With places filling up quickly and the deadline fast approaching, contact us now to secure your place and join the team, driving change, reducing barriers and shaping a brighter future.

Legacy isn’t just what we leave behind, it’s what we build today.

01/09/2025

🎭 Act Your Age Drama Group is back at the Millennium Forum!

Are you looking for a fun, creative, and welcoming way to spend your afternoon? Join the Act Your Age Drama Group, an age-friendly drama group for older people, led by experienced Drama Facilitator Bernadette MacFarland.

Build confidence, explore your creativity and be part of original theatre pieces!

✨ Every voice matters!

🗓 Upcoming dates (all Thursdays, 2PM – 3.30PM):

🔵 4 September 2025
🔵 11 September 2025
🔵 2 October 2025
🔵 9 October 2025
🔵 6 November 2025
🔵13 November 2025
🔵 4 December 2025
🔵 11 December 2025

📍 Studio Theatre, Millennium Forum
💜 Relaxed & Dementia Friendly
💷 FREE Admission, click here to book: https://millenniumforum.co.uk/whats-on/act-your-age-drama-group

27/08/2025

📢 Parents and carers – your views are needed!

Stranmillis University College, Belfast, in partnership with Epic Futures NI (funded by UKRI), is carrying out a new research project: Transform – Exploring Pathways and Barriers for Young People with Disabilities Transitioning from Education to Employment in Northern Ireland.

If your young person has left a special school in Northern Ireland within the last 3 years, you are invited to share your experiences by completing a short online survey.

🕒 The survey takes less than 10 minutes.
🔒 Responses are anonymous and confidential.

👉 Take part here: https://feedback.surveylab.com/385/d9eee6ea/RecentlyTransitioned/

Your input will help shape understanding of the challenges and opportunities young disabled people face when moving from education into employment.

26/08/2025

☕🍰 Afternoon Tea Themed Amputee Community Hub

Join the Limbless Association for a relaxed and welcoming hub event offering group peer support for amputees, their families, carers, and friends.

📅 Thursday 4th September 2025
🕙 10am – 1pm
📍 RDS Building, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast BT9 7JB

Enjoy tea, sandwiches, cake, and entertainment while connecting with the LA outreach team. This special hub also celebrates our fantastic volunteers and fundraisers.

✅ Free to attend – just register your attendance with Kirstie by emailing kirstie@limbless-association.org

26/08/2025

We’re offering a FREE one-day online academy on Wednesday 10th September for those interested in becoming a Casual Disability Support Worker in Belfast or Derry/Londonderry.

✅ Guaranteed interview after completing the programme
✅ Full training & ongoing support
✅ Multiple job opportunities available

Those who are eligible need to
🔵Be aged 16 or over
🔵Have a disability, long-term health condition, mental health condition, or are neurodivergent
🔵Currently not be in employment

👉 Don’t miss this amazing opportunity – scan the QR code or contact Nyree Taylor for more info!
📧 nyreetaylor@disabilityaction.org
| 📞 07767112284

21/08/2025

🚨 New Job Opportunity! 🚨

📢 We’re Hiring!
Skills Engagement Officer – Skills for Life and Work
Location: Based at Disability Action HQ, Belfast
Salary: £28,138.87 (Band 4)
Working Hours : Full-time, 35 hours per week
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract

Closing Date = Friday 5th September 2025 at 12pm.

Don't miss this opportunity—apply now!

To apply, send your CV to recruitment@disabilityaction.org and state you’re applying for Skills Engagement Officer.

For more info, click below

Skills for Life and Work

21/08/2025

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins MLA has met with representatives from Disability Action Northern Ireland to discuss how the Department for Infrastructure can better meet the needs of disabled people through inclusive policy-making and service design.

20/08/2025

Huge congratulations to Jakob Stansfield who has passed his today with just 4 minors! 👏

Good luck on the road ahead!

If you’re in the Greater Belfast area and interested in driving lessons, visit this link for more info: https://www.disabilityaction.org/lessons

20/08/2025

We wanted to share this heartfelt card sent to Cecilia, an ADI who had her car adapted with specialist controls to support one of our pupils in learning to drive.

Thanks to a small grant secured by Disability Action, Cecilia was able to fit her car with the necessary adaptations, helping to make inclusive, accessible driving lessons a reality.

To find out more about the adaptation grant for ADIs, please see our flyer attached (third image).

If you have any questions, contact the NI Mobility Centre at 028 9029 7877