Spotlight Series: Emma Ward
Meet Emma, an Irish Traveller, disability rights activist, and freelance journalist.
[Image: A graphic with a black background featuring the words “Spotlight Series” in colourful, cut-out magazine-style letters. Below, white text reads: “This week we are chatting with…Emma Ward.” An image of Emma Ward sits beside this text surrounded by a gold frame. Images beneath this text include a megaphone, an open book, flowers, and a Disability Pride flag. The Disability Participation News Hub logo appears in the top right corner.]
💡 Spotlight Series: Emma Ward
We are on a mission to get to know and highlight Ireland’s activists, advocates and allies!
Each month, we will aim the spotlight on incredible changemakers working to advance the human rights of disabled people across Ireland.
We are delighted to share our first Spotlight edition with you featuring our very own, Emma Ward!
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Enjoy this edition and we will be in touch soon! ✨



![[Image: A graphic with a black background featuring the words “Spotlight Series” in colourful, cut-out magazine-style letters. Below, white text reads: “This week we are chatting with…Emma Ward.” An image of Emma Ward sits beside this text surrounded by a gold frame. Images beneath this text include a megaphone, an open book, flowers, and a Disability Pride flag. The Disability Participation News Hub logo appears in the top right corner.] [Image: A graphic with a black background featuring the words “Spotlight Series” in colourful, cut-out magazine-style letters. Below, white text reads: “This week we are chatting with…Emma Ward.” An image of Emma Ward sits beside this text surrounded by a gold frame. Images beneath this text include a megaphone, an open book, flowers, and a Disability Pride flag. The Disability Participation News Hub logo appears in the top right corner.]](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0iMR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0fc4dd5-bb3e-4ecb-b6cd-ae9c7481fb5d_1080x1350.png)