About D12DMAP

Established in 2004, The Dublin 12 Disability Mainstream Access Project is a Community Development Project with a focus on Disability.
Since this time the Project has worked to continuously develop initiatives within the Dublin 12 area, all designed with the view to ensuring that the local area becomes a more inclusive and accessible place for everyone to live and work in.

The Aims of D12DMAP:
• Increase the awareness and understanding of the needs and experiences of
disabled people living and working in Dublin 12

• Address the issues of physical and social barriers which prevent access to
community facilities for disabled people living and working in Dublin 12.

• Increase the level of social participation of disabled people living and
working in Dublin 12

• Increase the participation of disabled people in local decision-making
bodies that have an impact upon their access to services and facilities

Work of D12DMAP During 2013
In working to increase levels of social participation for locally based Disabled People and also to raise awareness of Disability issues, D12DMAP has developed the following initiatives during 2013:

 Disability Inclusion Protocol.
In conjunstion with the Dublin Community Forum D12DMAP organised the Disability Inclusion Protocol workshop. Here representatives from local Community Groups participated learned why improved levels of Access, Attitudes and Meaningful participation are so important when looking to include People living with Disability.

 Disability Awareness Training.
Taking a participatory approach, D12DMAP train locally based Disabled People as facilitators, so as to provide Disability Awareness Workshops to Youth Projects throughout Dublin 12.

 Drop in Facility.
Taking place in the Fr Kitt Court, Crumlin, our Drop in Facility runs every second Monday this space provides for a social space for people to socialise, network and information share. Links are provided here with service providers, local amenities and community based initiatives. Finally this space provides a platform for locally based Disabled People to lobby collectively both on Access & Disability issues.

 Integrated Gardening group
Based in Pearse College Allotments, Crumlin. The D12DMAP Integrated Gardening Group facilitates people of all abilities, with an interest in gardening, to come together to cultivate our raised beds.

Work of D12DMAP prior to 2013 has included:

• A survey on physical accessibility of the main roads from Dolphin’s Barn to the M50 which also looked at the accessibility of bus stops and bus routes.
• Surveyed the opinions of disabled people, staff from disability services, and community activists on disability awareness and needs.
• A seminar on further education for disabled people in Dublin 12.
• In conjunction with the Local Employment Service, Ability on our Doorstep, a handbook on employment supports for for disabled people
• Voter awareness training tailored for Disabled people, designed and delivered with the Women’s Action Group.
• Published a report on ‘Strategies to promote and encourage participation by people with disabilities’
• Providing independent facilitation of two self advocacy and lobbying groups for two disability day services in Dublin 12
• Pre Election/Referendum information sessions

DMAP is conscious of the need to involve more People living with Disability in our own work and in the work of other Dublin 12 based Community organisations.

We aim to see disabled people involved in every social or recreational group in Dublin 12 by the end of 2015.