The Guardian’s positive action work experience is open for applications! There are (paid) schemes for disabled, BAME, and working class wannabe journalists.
Because the media needs more people like us.
Info here: workwithus.theguardian.com/entry-level-...
1 week to go! We're thrilled to have Welsh Music Prize winner Gareth Bonello playing at Wales for Everyone - our accessible, co-designed event for people with a learning disability.
Wed 4 March, 10am - 5pm. The Canopi, Cardiff. Book your FREE place: www.ldw.org.uk/event/wales-...
Families of people with learning disabilities in Wales who question the care of their loved ones say they are being silenced through gagging orders, barred from visits and excluded from decisions about their own relatives ✍️ Adam Johannes
#WelshElections2026 Alt text for image graphic: Poster is mostly white with an orange and purple border Unite Community Wales and DPAC Cymru logos on display What Do Disabled People Want From the Welsh Government? Joint Unite Community Wales and our friends from DPAC Wales (Disabled People Against Cuts) for our first ever joint conference/open discussion. Some of the discussion points will be - Should Wales have a minister/commissioner for disabled people? How can disabled people feed into Welsh Government/Policy Making What would disabled people like to see from the Welsh Government? Train Unions and Disabled people And whatever else you guys bring up! We'll also be having a chance to socialise over free food! When - 21st February 2026 Where - Unite The Union, 1 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9SD (And via Teams)
#WelshElections2026
@unitecommunity.bsky.social Wales & @dpac-cymru.bsky.social have organised joint event/conference.
“What do we want from a Welsh Government?”
📢21 Feb 2026
📢11am to 3pm
📢Unite Office, 1 Cathedral St Cardiff CF11 9SD
Register:
- surveys.unitetheunion.org/260142987316...
What Do Disabled People Want From The Welsh Government?
Unite Community Wales & DPAC Cymru Conference
Date & Time - Saturday 21st February 2026 at 11am
Venue - Unite The Union, 1 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9SD & online via Zoom
Register here: surveys.unitetheunion.org/260142987316...
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FTWW is a tiny but mighty charity with just 4 staff. Want to stay updated on our work in women’s health across Wales?
Catch our latest newsletter and sign up for future editions: mailchi.mp/a708fc03acd9...
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#WelshCharitiesWeek #WythnosElusennauCymru
Black text on a white background reads: From Barely Surviving to Truly Thriving - Disabled People's Manifesto 2026-2031. Survey results. Below are two shapes that look similar to a bar chart representing the percentages. On the left is a dark blue bar with white text saying: 62% feel their rights are not adequately enforced. On the right is an orange bar with black text that says: 94% are not confident that things will improve in the next five years. DW's logo is in the top right corner.
Rights should be enforceable, not aspirational.
62% of disabled people who responded to our survey said their rights aren’t effectively upheld, and 94% don’t believe things will improve in the next five years.
Our manifesto is a demand for change.
www.disabilitywales.org/from-barely-...
Text saying “Our new Easy Read Wales website easyread.wales” above an image of a laptop and a smartphone showing the Easy Read Wales homepage.
Have you explored our new website yet? It’s now easier to: • Find information • Understand our services • See examples of our work • Request a quote • Access content clearly. Take a look around: www.easyread.wales
Mae pobl anabl yn dal i wynebu gormes.
Rydym yn galw ar bleidiau gwleidyddol i helpu i roi diwedd ar hyn.
Mae Siarter Mynediad at Wleidyddiaeth yn nodi camau clir i adeiladu Cymru fwy cyfartal, cynhwysol a chynrychioliadol.
📜 Darllenwch y Siarter: www.disabilitywales.org/cyflwyno-sia...
Disabled people still face oppression.
We’re calling on political parties to help end it.
The Access to Politics Charter lays out clear steps to build a more equitable, inclusive and representative Wales.
📜 Read the Charter: www.disabilitywales.org/introducing-...
A “human rights scandal” is unfolding in Wales. People with learning disabilities and autistic people, including children, are being locked away in hospitals with no clear medical reason, largely because the care and support they need in the community is not available
nation.cymru/feature/peop...
Text reads 'International Micro Awards. Cultivate an international artistic collaboration.' Next to this is a photo of the globe, taken from space.
📣 Yn galw artistiaid anabl Gogledd Iwerddon, Yr Alban a Chymru!
Pythefnos sydd ar ôl i ymgeisio am hyd at £3k i gefnogi cydweithrediadau ar-lein ar raddfa fach sydd â ffocws rhyngwladol.
🔗 Cyflwynwch eich erbyn dydd Llun 23 Chwef: bit.ly/45jB2Dm
Text reads 'International Micro Awards. Cultivate an international artistic collaboration.' Next to this is a photo of the globe, taken from space.
📣 Calling disabled artists based in Northern Ireland, Scotland, or Wales.
There's two weeks left to apply for up to £3k to support small-scale, internationally focused online collaborations.
Apply to @britisharts.bsky.social x Unlimited Micro Awards by Monday 23 Feb.
🔗 bit.ly/45jB2Dm
Graham Findlay in a thoughtful pose as a speaker at DW's 50th anniversary conference. His left hand is raised to his mouth and he looks as if he's listening intently to a contribution from the audience.
We're deeply saddened to report the death of Graham Findlay.
A former colleague and a long-standing disabled people’s rights activist, Graham’s contribution, especially in the field of accessible housing, was immense. He will be greatly missed.
Our tribute: www.disabilitywales.org/in-memory-of...
You can help save Access to Work by emailing your MP using our easy template letter:
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If the government are serious about supporting Deaf and Disabled people into work, they need to properly fund the Access to Work scheme.
This is why we're working with the Access to Work Collective to win the change we need. #SaveAccessToWork
Read the full story 👇
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Provide training and resources to embed UNCRDP principles across government and public services.
Introduce a dedicated Code of Practice under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act to support delivery of the UNCRDP. A small video in the corner shows Natalie speaking through the points. 3/3
Without incorporation, rights remain aspirational, not enforceable. We call for:
Incorporate the UNCRDP into Welsh Law through primary legislation. 2/3
Video description: A presentation slide with text that says Call 1: Incorporation of the UNCRDP. Disability Wales has long called for the incorporation of the UNCRDP into Welsh law. Welsh Government promised incorporation but has failed to deliver. 1/3
We’ve called for incorporation of the UNCRDP into Welsh law for 15+ years, and we’re still waiting.
Without it, disabled people’s rights remain aspirational, not enforceable.
That’s why this is Call 1 in our manifesto.
📘Download it & help us demand better.
www.disabilitywales.org/from-barely-...
Clawr blaen Siarter Mynediad at Wleidyddiaeth. Ar y brig, mae dyluniadau lliwgar mewn glas, oren, melyn a gwyrddlas. Mae testun y teitl yn darllen - Mynediad at Wleidyddiaeth: Siarter ar gyfer pleidiau gwleidyddol. Ar y gwaelod mae logos Anabledd Cymru a Rhwydwaith Llawr Gwlad Mynediad at Wleidyddiaeth.
Pleidiau gwleidyddol, rydym eich angen chi!
Wedi'i gynhyrchu ar y cyd â phobl Fyddar, anabl a niwrowahanol, mae'r Siarter Mynediad at Wleidyddiaeth yn cynnig camau ymarferol tuag at gynhwysiant.
📜 Darllenwch y Siarter: www.disabilitywales.org/cyflwyno-sia...
Access to Politics Charter front cover. At the top, there are colourful abstract designs in blue, orange, yellow and teal. The title text reads - Access to Politics: Charter for political parties. At the bottom are the Disability Wales and Access to Politics Grassroots Network logos.
Political parties, we need you!
Co-produced with Deaf, disabled & neurodivergent people, the Access to Politics Charter offers practical steps toward inclusion.
It’s not a checklist, it’s a journey and we invite you to take the first step.
📜 Read it here: www.disabilitywales.org/introducing-...
Rhian reading a reflection from the lectern at Wales HMD event
'Let us put aside all that divides us and commit ourselves to all that unites us so that we may stand together as one human family'.
Honoured to participate in the Wales #HolocaustMemorialDay on behalf @disabilitywales.bsky.social
🚨Newyddion.
Annog ymgeiswyr anabl sy’n sefyll yn Etholiadau’r Senedd i wneud cais yn gynnar i’r Gronfa Mynediad i Swyddi Etholedig Cymru.
Darllenwch fwy: www.disabilitywales.org/datganiad-ir...
🚨News.
Disabled candidates standing in the Senedd Elections urged to apply early for Access to Elected Office Fund Wales.
Read more: www.disabilitywales.org/press-releas...
A black and white photo of a crowd of wounded war veterans and disabled people gathered around an army tank. Tall walls enclose the space and there is a guard tower visible in the background.
Today, on Holocaust Memorial Day, we remember the 250,000+ disabled people who were killed during the Nazi secret plan called the 'T4 Program'.
We must remember those people and stand against prejudice and hatred.
#HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD2026 #LightTheDarkness
Llun du a gwyn o dorf o filwyr wedi eu hanafu a phobl anabl o amgylch tanc milwrol. Mae waliau uchel o'u cwmpas a twr arsylwi yn y cefndir.
Heddiw, ar Ddiwrnod Cofio'r Holocost, rydyn ni'n cofio'r 250,000+ o bobl anabl a laddwyd yn ystod cynllun cyfrinachol y Natsïaid o'r enw 'Rhaglen T4'.
Rhaid inni gofio'r bobl hynny a sefyll yn erbyn rhagfarn a chasineb.
#DiwrnodCofiorHolocost #HMD2026 #GoleuniYnYTywyllwch
A graphic titled 'The Social Media Accessibility Round Table' with a candle on each side of the text. Below is a two-column table. The column on the right is titled 'Faithful actions' and the one of the left is titled 'Needs banishment'. In the faithful actions column are: Adding ALT text image descriptions. Captioning videos. Using CamelCase hashtags #TheTraitors. Sticking to one or two emojis. Using good colour contrast. In the needs banishment column, we have: Images with no descriptions. Videos with unreadable or no captions. Lower case hashtags #thetraitors. Using emojis to convey a message. Poor colour contrast. There are two tall flaming torches on either side of the table and DW's logo is in the top right corner of the graphic.
🕯️ The round table is calling…
Who’s staying faithful to social media accessibility?
These everyday actions can create or remove barriers online.
Choose your next move wisely 👀
#TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #accessibility #DigitalAccessibility
Graffeg gyda'r teitl Sefydliadau Pobl Anabl sy'n Aelodau Llawn, gyda logos pob un sy'n aelod o Anabledd Cymru. Y sefydliadau yw: Pobl yn Gyntaf Cymru Gyfan, Mynediad Arfon, Caffi a Digwyddiadau Aubergine, Blesma - the Limbless Veterans, Dewis Canolfan Byw Annibynol, Celfyddydau Anabledd Cymru, Disability in Wales & Africa, Triniaeth Deg i Fenywod Cymru, Grŵp Mynediad Casnewydd, See Around Britain, Cymdeithas Cefnogwyr yr Elyrch, The Autistic Women's Empowerment Project, The FDF Centre for Independent Living, Fforwm Mynediad Torfaen, West of England Centre for Inclusive Living, a Lleisiau Ifanc dros Ddewis.
Dywedwch helo i'n Sefydliadau Pobl Anabl sy'n Aelodau Llawn!
Rydym yn gyffrous i lansio tudalen we newydd sy'n tynnu sylw at Sefydliadau Pobl Anabl a'r gwaith pwysig maen nhw'n ei wneud.
Darllenwch: www.disabilitywales.org/about/member...
A graphic titled Full Member Disabled People's Organisations with logos for all of which who are members of Disability Wales. The organisations are: All Wales People First, Arfon Access, Aubergine Café & Events, Blesma - the Limbless Veterans, Dewis Centre for Independent Living, Disability Arts Cymru, Disability in Wales & Africa, Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales, Newport Access Group, See Around Britain, Swans DSA, The Autistic Women's Empowerment Project, The FDF Centre for Independent Living, Torfaen Access Forum, West of England Centre for Inclusive Living, and Young Voices for Choices.
Say hello to our Full Member Disabled People's Organisations!
We're excited to launch a brand new webpage highlighting DPOs and the important work they do.
Have a read: www.disabilitywales.org/about/member...
