Disability Federation of Ireland

Read our Pre-Budget Submission 2027: "The Least We Can Expect"

Member's Survey Report 2026

The scale, the strain, and what needs to change. Read our 2026 DFI Member Survey.

Read our 2025 Annual report

Next Health Region meeting: Dublin and South East - Thursday 18 June

Join the CHAT discussion - Inclusive sport in action: Assistive technology, rights and participation: 3 June

DFI members: Join our HSE Patient and Public Partnership Briefing

Survey closes at 5pm today: Make your voice count - Complete the 2026 DFI Membership Survey

Make Way Day is moving. Mark your calendars for 29 May

DFI adopts a new Strategic Plan for 2026-2029

Read our plain-English summary and analysis of the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030

Our Work

UN CRPD

Policy and Advocacy

Health

Self-Advocacy

Community

Member Engagement

FreedomTech

DFI eLearning Training

Projects and Partnerships

The Neuro-Mapping Project

Mapping services for people with neurological disabilities / conditions.

Freedom Tech

Everyone with a disability should have access to affordable technology.

Wicklow DISC

DFI's partnership with Wicklow County Council.

Personal Budgets

A user-centred funding model in long-term care and support

Message from Elaine Teague, CEO, Disability Federation of Ireland
Issued: 9 October 2026
Dear Members, Following the Department of Children, Disability and Equality’s briefing on Budget 2027, I am sharing a …
Read More
Open Call: Audition for Audio Description Training 2026
Issued: 28 October 2025
Arts & Disability Ireland, The Lir Academy, National Academy of Dramatic Art, and Mind’s Eye Audio Description …
Read More
Donegal Centre for Independent Living calls on employers to commit to inclusive hiring
Issued: 17 October 2025
Congratulations to the Donegal Centre for Independent Living (DCIL), who launched their “Put Us To Work” campaign …
Read More
2026 Member's Pre-Budget Submissions
Issued: 14 July 2025
DFI members, partners and coalition organisations are raising their voices ahead of Budget 2026, highlighting the …
Read More

Disability Facts

One in five people in Ireland reports as having a disability.

Disability affects everyone. 56,000

will be diagnosed with a disability

this year alone.

The additional cost of disability is estimated to be between €8,700 to €12,300 a year.

[Indecon (2021)]

Ireland is at the bottom of the EU

league table in relation to

disability employment rates.

Featured Articles