Public Consultation to inform the Review of the Disability Act 2005
Deadline: 9th September 2026
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Public Consultation to inform the Review of the Disability Act 2005
📢 Have your say!
The Minister for Children, Disability & Equality has launched a public consultation to inform the review of the Disability Act 2005.
They want to hear from disabled people, their families and carers, their representative groups, and Disabled Persons Organisations (DPOs).
The purpose of this consultation process is to inform the review of the Disability Act in its entirety.
Submissions are invited via email, post, audio/video, online form, Braille and Irish Sign Language.
A template has been created to support submission making and guidance documentation is available on the consultation website in PDF, Word Format, Easy Read and Irish Sign Language.
🔗 All details here
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