catherinegallagher.bsky.social
PhD Student at Dublin City University. Researching Irish media & political comms response to Covid-19. Views mine. Disability rights = human rights
Achill/Dublin 🌊
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creative writing (not much time for that right now!), activism, and my commitment to my education.
I've just learned that the episode was made available to listen back: shorturl.at/kPs6t
#Spéirgorm #Speirgorm
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Oh that's cool! Grand stretch playlist and hand sewing sounds like a great combo ☀️
Ah, Bubble gum brain is cheesy early 00s pop I put on for cleaning or packing/unpacking to give me motivation 😂 open.spotify.com/playlist/1sG...
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@theauldsthretch.bsky.social open.spotify.com/playlist/2QF... 😎
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We are not yet up & running on this platform. If you are interested in our work, check out our links here linktr.ee/disabledpost...
#Disability #HigherEducation #PostgraduateEducation #Accessibility #PhD 3/3
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When it comes to inclusive postgraduate education in Ireland. This is proof that constructive advocacy can bring about positive impact and why it is always essential to consult/collaborate with disabled people in a meaningful way, across all sectors. 2/3
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Beautiful 😍 hope you have a lovely Christmas and a well deserved break!
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Ah, tis yourself! Thanks be to jhaysus, I'm happy to hear that 🥰
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Totally correct. We're 7 days into the stretch already!
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Never to early to rave about the grand stretch 😂
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I was thinking the same thing!
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True 😂 Although my neck of the woods in Mayo, it's so rural that no takeaway do deliveries 🤣
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We'll get a whole fleet of new ministers out of tonight. Get this leitrim lad in agriculture pronto #Spéirgorm #latelatetoyshow
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Thank you so much Emma! It seems nice over here 🦋☀️
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On a different note I'm grateful for all of my disabled friends in my life, who I have largely met through online spaces. I never had the opportunity to connect with other disabled folk in a meaningful way growing up. So to have this now in my life means a lot #IDPWD2024 #GE2024. 6/6
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I would be lying if I said I haven't enjoyed the privacy - but that is my right, and the bare minimum every disabled person deserves. This is something I feel very strongly about, amongst other issues - means-test of disability supports, higher education, housing etc 5/6 #GE2024
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To focus on the completion of my PhD & regain some sense of privacy in my life. I became involved in activism at a national level quite suddenly in 2021 (look up #CatherinesLaw), & while the work that followed was fulfilling, it was exclusively voluntary & I became burned out & had to prioritise 4/6
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Disabled people have always lived a cost of living crisis. There is some notion we've an extra 12 hrs in the day for bureaucratic labour. We don't enjoy privilege of privacy & discretion. Every milestone is tinged with fear. Earlier this year I decided to temporarily step back from activism..3/6
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In the room 'room'/included, unpaid work is work, disabled people are not "frank and honest" for literally plainly saying what a situation is (that's the brand name of a coffee, is what I say), disability/disabled are not dirty words, we've a lively culture which should be respected 2/6 #GE2024
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Thanks for sharing, Tom. I'm really sorry to hear this. I am surprised to hear you've been unsuccessful in getting a blue badge. It is grossly unfair.
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It feels like v little was learned from the contributions that were made during the #CareRef. A senior minister for disability would be very welcome, but across the board there were missed opportunities. How a system talks about disability can tell us so much about a society 4/4 #GE24
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I've posed these Qs many times in meetings (some w/ politicians) & conferences. Many parties would do well to sit & reflect:
What is your understanding of disability?
What voices do you hear from the most RE disability?
Who is/is not 'in the room'?
Who has influence 'in the room?' #GE24 3/4
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Framing disability as a solely 'health' & 'services' issue (albeit services being a totally valid concern) does not lend itself strongly to protecting our agency, autonomy, dignity, rights, privacy. These feel now like luxury items. They're not, they're human rights 2/4 #GE24
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Thank you! It'll take me some time to get up & running, but I hear good things. Can I ask how you might have found me? It might help me to find our other pals 😀