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Make Way Day is an annual campaign from the Disability Federation of Ireland. On that day we ask people to make way on our streets for people with disabilities and we raise public awareness about the problems caused by obstacles blocking footpaths.  The campaign provides friendly friendly reminders not to: Carelessly park cars & bikes […]

Every year, across the country, our ingenious members take this matter into their own hands through the Back In 5 campaign. During a day of action, hundreds of wheelchairs are parked unexpectedly in car parking spaces around the country, to put the brakes on this illegal parking. There are currently almost 75,000 Disabled Drivers Parking […]

The JAM Card allows people with a hidden disability or communication barrier to tell others that they need extra time and understanding in a private and easy way.

This event takes place annually on 3rd December. Kildare County Council, C.K.A.N. and local Access Groups encourage participation on the day from the business and school communities, libraries and public buildings to be seen to support and promote disability awareness and the importance of accessibility for all members of our society. This is achieved by […]

On the 21st November 2023: Kildare County Council, through Creative Places Athy, together with the Athy Disability Access Group were delighted to announce details of The Athy Billboard Project, a creative and informative initiative to promote universal access in Kildare.    Creative Places Athy carried out a commission competition seeking an artist/collective to create work which challenges us […]

Maynooth Brownies were delighted to engage with the Our World initiative while working on their Brownie Disability Awareness Badge. Over a couple of weeks, Maynooth Access Group joined Brownies at their meetings with a selection of toys from the amazing, inclusive and sustainable toy lending library. Brownies are aged 7-10 years and are a part […]

In 2023 Maynooth Access Group were honoured to be nominated by Kildare County Council to represent them in the All Ireland IPB Pride of Place Award (please see accompanying video for greater details: https://youtu.be/hJfUO9j1eZI). Maynooth Access Group took first place in Category 6 – Creative Place Initiative at a gala evening held in Armagh city, […]

In 2022 Maynooth Access Group won the Intel Pride of Place Award for their disability awareness project “Our World”.  

In 2019 Maynooth Access Group won seed funding at the Intel Pride of Place Award competition.