Maria Ni Fhlatharta
@nifhla.bsky.social
Personal ramblings on law & policy|Legal capacity, institutions, reproductive rights, human rights in healthcare | @InclusivePolicy | she/sí/í Migrant. Disabled. Aotearoa and Eire.
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The reputation Dublin (wishes it) has of being a cheeky friendly city is actually (and increasingly) intimidation, harassment and public insult from a cohort of men with nasty nasal voices scoring somewhere between JK Rowling and a rubber chicken on the witty scale.
The amount of random "smart" comments I (or women I've been with) have gotten from strangers (all men) since I've been back in Ireland has been shocking.
#Spéirgorm
#Spéirgorm
February 16, 2026 at 12:49 PM
The reputation Dublin (wishes it) has of being a cheeky friendly city is actually (and increasingly) intimidation, harassment and public insult from a cohort of men with nasty nasal voices scoring somewhere between JK Rowling and a rubber chicken on the witty scale.
The amount of random "smart" comments I (or women I've been with) have gotten from strangers (all men) since I've been back in Ireland has been shocking.
#Spéirgorm
#Spéirgorm
February 16, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The amount of random "smart" comments I (or women I've been with) have gotten from strangers (all men) since I've been back in Ireland has been shocking.
#Spéirgorm
#Spéirgorm
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Was having a nice pre-birthday night in the gay bear club in Rome last night, until it was raided by Roman cops.
Note to self, Italian police don't like being called fascist to their faces.
Note to self, Italian police don't like being called fascist to their faces.
February 15, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Was having a nice pre-birthday night in the gay bear club in Rome last night, until it was raided by Roman cops.
Note to self, Italian police don't like being called fascist to their faces.
Note to self, Italian police don't like being called fascist to their faces.
I just wanted to watch a lil tv show about yearning and now I'm in a mood cause the #WinterOlympics womens hockey quarter final isn't on TV.
#HeatedRivalry
#HeatedRivalry
February 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I just wanted to watch a lil tv show about yearning and now I'm in a mood cause the #WinterOlympics womens hockey quarter final isn't on TV.
#HeatedRivalry
#HeatedRivalry
I used to have a button on my phone that would make it pretend to ring so that could get me out of a conversation...and after 5 days home in Ireland I would like that button back. #Spéirgorm
February 13, 2026 at 9:31 AM
I used to have a button on my phone that would make it pretend to ring so that could get me out of a conversation...and after 5 days home in Ireland I would like that button back. #Spéirgorm
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Ian Paisley Jr inviting Erika Kirk to Northern Ireland and wanting to set up a branch of Turning Point there should be a bigger story given the DUP's murky funding of advertising etc back in the Brexit referendum.
February 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Ian Paisley Jr inviting Erika Kirk to Northern Ireland and wanting to set up a branch of Turning Point there should be a bigger story given the DUP's murky funding of advertising etc back in the Brexit referendum.
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When we talk about poverty and disability, it isn't just about standard measures of poverty. It's about extra costs.
Knowing the difference is key to designing fair, inclusive policies.
Explore our report “Estimating the Extra Costs for Disability for Social Protection Programs”: bit.ly/4qoHXCH
Knowing the difference is key to designing fair, inclusive policies.
Explore our report “Estimating the Extra Costs for Disability for Social Protection Programs”: bit.ly/4qoHXCH
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
When we talk about poverty and disability, it isn't just about standard measures of poverty. It's about extra costs.
Knowing the difference is key to designing fair, inclusive policies.
Explore our report “Estimating the Extra Costs for Disability for Social Protection Programs”: bit.ly/4qoHXCH
Knowing the difference is key to designing fair, inclusive policies.
Explore our report “Estimating the Extra Costs for Disability for Social Protection Programs”: bit.ly/4qoHXCH
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Save this! New UN guidelines on accessible surveys are out, offering practical recommendations to make data collection more inclusive of persons with disabilities.
We were glad to contribute as one of several reviewers of an earlier draft.
Download it here: unstats.un.org/iswghs/docum...
We were glad to contribute as one of several reviewers of an earlier draft.
Download it here: unstats.un.org/iswghs/docum...
February 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Save this! New UN guidelines on accessible surveys are out, offering practical recommendations to make data collection more inclusive of persons with disabilities.
We were glad to contribute as one of several reviewers of an earlier draft.
Download it here: unstats.un.org/iswghs/docum...
We were glad to contribute as one of several reviewers of an earlier draft.
Download it here: unstats.un.org/iswghs/docum...
You can be brilliant in your field, disabled and a terrible person. That isn't unheard of.
February 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
You can be brilliant in your field, disabled and a terrible person. That isn't unheard of.
It would be so useful to have a cycle tracker to manage disability/health issues but not one meets the privacy/security basics for managing health data.
January 31, 2026 at 11:20 PM
It would be so useful to have a cycle tracker to manage disability/health issues but not one meets the privacy/security basics for managing health data.
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If you embroider or cross-stitch & are interested in mutual aid, I think that I'm going to organize an event where folks can sell their work and donate a percentage of proceeds to a couple of local mutual aid groups. May 16 or 23. I need to find a location here in NYC. I'll circle back with details.
January 30, 2026 at 12:45 AM
If you embroider or cross-stitch & are interested in mutual aid, I think that I'm going to organize an event where folks can sell their work and donate a percentage of proceeds to a couple of local mutual aid groups. May 16 or 23. I need to find a location here in NYC. I'll circle back with details.
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Armenia replaced a medical disability assessment with a social, digital, functioning-based model.
Follow us behind the scenes with an evaluation of Armenia’s Disability Assessment Reform, a joint effort by the
@cipofficial.bsky.social and ADB.
Read the interview:
Follow us behind the scenes with an evaluation of Armenia’s Disability Assessment Reform, a joint effort by the
@cipofficial.bsky.social and ADB.
Read the interview:
Inside Armenia’s Disability Assessment Reform | Center for Inclusive Policy
A behind-the-scenes interview exploring Armenia’s digital disability assessment reform and its shift from a medical to a social, functioning-based model.
inclusive-policy.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Armenia replaced a medical disability assessment with a social, digital, functioning-based model.
Follow us behind the scenes with an evaluation of Armenia’s Disability Assessment Reform, a joint effort by the
@cipofficial.bsky.social and ADB.
Read the interview:
Follow us behind the scenes with an evaluation of Armenia’s Disability Assessment Reform, a joint effort by the
@cipofficial.bsky.social and ADB.
Read the interview:
Last time I saw CMAT was her first gig in the Limelight about four years ago, surreal watching her send the entire Melbourne Forum into hysterics last night.
January 27, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Last time I saw CMAT was her first gig in the Limelight about four years ago, surreal watching her send the entire Melbourne Forum into hysterics last night.
The guy driving us from the airport is listening to a playlist called best sad romantic songs, which makes me think his "having a good day" answer to the small talk isn't quite accurate.
January 26, 2026 at 6:20 AM
The guy driving us from the airport is listening to a playlist called best sad romantic songs, which makes me think his "having a good day" answer to the small talk isn't quite accurate.
A lot of the ways I used to be able to talk myself out of panic attacks are proving completely ineffective in the context of nightmare thoughts constantly being proven right.
January 23, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A lot of the ways I used to be able to talk myself out of panic attacks are proving completely ineffective in the context of nightmare thoughts constantly being proven right.
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66.3% of adults with disabilities in Bogota, Colombia, have unmet care needs.
35.7% provide care.
New Center for Inclusive Policy research shows how care needs and disability intersect in practice.
Article published in @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social: www.mdpi.com/2673-7272/6/...
35.7% provide care.
New Center for Inclusive Policy research shows how care needs and disability intersect in practice.
Article published in @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social: www.mdpi.com/2673-7272/6/...
January 22, 2026 at 1:22 PM
66.3% of adults with disabilities in Bogota, Colombia, have unmet care needs.
35.7% provide care.
New Center for Inclusive Policy research shows how care needs and disability intersect in practice.
Article published in @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social: www.mdpi.com/2673-7272/6/...
35.7% provide care.
New Center for Inclusive Policy research shows how care needs and disability intersect in practice.
Article published in @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social: www.mdpi.com/2673-7272/6/...
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
My friends at @diverseempowerment.bsky.social do incredible work for #LGBTQI people with disabilities in Uganda and are a life line for so many people. They need funding to pay their rent and continue their work.
🚨 URGENT: Uganda's ONLY accessible LGBTQ safe shelter for persons with disabilities is at risk of closure.
For disabled LGBTQ persons in Uganda, the risks are extreme: family rejection, community violence, & displacement among others.
Every contribution matters. Please donate & share widely. 💜
For disabled LGBTQ persons in Uganda, the risks are extreme: family rejection, community violence, & displacement among others.
Every contribution matters. Please donate & share widely. 💜
January 19, 2026 at 8:10 PM
My friends at @diverseempowerment.bsky.social do incredible work for #LGBTQI people with disabilities in Uganda and are a life line for so many people. They need funding to pay their rent and continue their work.
Earlier this year I sat beside a guy on his way to the gay ice hockey world championship, and he was the perfect row mate on a 15 hour flight. Hoping he is enjoying this moment. #HeatedRivalry
January 18, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Earlier this year I sat beside a guy on his way to the gay ice hockey world championship, and he was the perfect row mate on a 15 hour flight. Hoping he is enjoying this moment. #HeatedRivalry
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I don’t think that’s true. These applications read as if they were written by robots because they were. We’re looking to train humans, not robots. I don’t get anything unique from them because they aren’t. They don’t stand out at all
January 17, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I don’t think that’s true. These applications read as if they were written by robots because they were. We’re looking to train humans, not robots. I don’t get anything unique from them because they aren’t. They don’t stand out at all
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nonprofit friends!
working on a grant to a funder who I know from the "classical music programs for youth" sphere and it turns out they also have a "free or affordable legal services for marginalized people" grant category and it's open until Feb 20
feels like some of y'all might need that
working on a grant to a funder who I know from the "classical music programs for youth" sphere and it turns out they also have a "free or affordable legal services for marginalized people" grant category and it's open until Feb 20
feels like some of y'all might need that
Priorities - Rossotti Family Foundation
rossottifoundation.org
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
nonprofit friends!
working on a grant to a funder who I know from the "classical music programs for youth" sphere and it turns out they also have a "free or affordable legal services for marginalized people" grant category and it's open until Feb 20
feels like some of y'all might need that
working on a grant to a funder who I know from the "classical music programs for youth" sphere and it turns out they also have a "free or affordable legal services for marginalized people" grant category and it's open until Feb 20
feels like some of y'all might need that
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I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
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Government budgets drive action, so they must be analyzed before numbers lock in.
Pacta’s final report on allocations for persons with disabilities, released ahead of India’s Union Budget 2026–27.
We contributed CIP’s budget analysis approach and input on the Union Budget.
Here: bit.ly/49DBHAW
Pacta’s final report on allocations for persons with disabilities, released ahead of India’s Union Budget 2026–27.
We contributed CIP’s budget analysis approach and input on the Union Budget.
Here: bit.ly/49DBHAW
January 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Government budgets drive action, so they must be analyzed before numbers lock in.
Pacta’s final report on allocations for persons with disabilities, released ahead of India’s Union Budget 2026–27.
We contributed CIP’s budget analysis approach and input on the Union Budget.
Here: bit.ly/49DBHAW
Pacta’s final report on allocations for persons with disabilities, released ahead of India’s Union Budget 2026–27.
We contributed CIP’s budget analysis approach and input on the Union Budget.
Here: bit.ly/49DBHAW
This week I drove to the supermarket and picked up the groceries while barefoot. Honestly, just give me citizenship already.
January 14, 2026 at 12:31 AM
This week I drove to the supermarket and picked up the groceries while barefoot. Honestly, just give me citizenship already.