BCIL News

Visiting historical sites and landmarks is a popular activity for many people, but for wheelchair users, it can also be a challenge. However, with the right accessibility measures in place, wheelchair users can also enjoy these experiences. We will explore the experience of two wheelchair users, Nicola and Michael, as they visited Spike Island, a […]

Partner Organisations, Useful Websites Links *Click on logo or More… The website will be open, in a new tab.* ILMI are working collectively to create an Independent Living Movement in Ireland led by disabled people, promoting a rights-based social model of disability, challenging a charity/medical view of disability. More… DFI is a federation of member

Tesco’s Community Fund was established in 2014 with the goal of supporting local good causes within Ireland’s communities. The organization has supported thousands of similar activities across UK. The voting process for the local Tesco Community Fund begins with customers placing their blue token inside the donation box for the chosen charity. The funds are

The Republic of Ireland’s Women’s National football team made its debut at the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Thursday, facing off against Australia at Sydney’s Accor Stadium. It was a sellout crowd, with thousands watching from various countries. Fingal Sports Office organized the Watch Party for the Irish Women’s National Football Team, held on the

The Blanchardstown Centre For Independent Living would like to express its gratitude for your support during the static cycling event held to raise awareness for Independent Living. BCIL would like to extend its gratitude to Ger Conroy Fitness for lending a static bike to help us with our challenge. We would also like to take

Blanchardstown Centre for Independent Living was recently recognized by the National Lottery, that it has been named as a #GoodCausesAward County Winner for 2023 in the Health & Well-being category. The judges were greatly impressed by the number of entries that BCIL submitted. Being named as the County Winner is a great recognition of the

National Volunteering Week is a weeklong celebration of volunteering that will take place from Monday 15 May – Sunday 21 May 2023. Each year across Ireland, National Volunteering Week includes a range of events, stories and videos that showcase all that is great about volunteering. Volunteering is a voluntary commitment that can be done for

DFI held an event to celebrate self-advocacy members, who spent four consecutive Monday nights with the organization in March and successfully completed the training course. On 27 March, Karen Smith received her certificate from the Federation of Disability Ireland after completing the media training course held by Senator John Dolan and Miriam O’Callaghan. She was

BCIL relies on the help of its volunteers, who play a vital role in the organization’s various services. They are also involved in every aspect of its operations. Volunteers work closely with the staff members of BCIL. We are able to provide flexible and remote volunteer opportunities. These can range from around an hour to

HISTORY OF CIL MOVEMENT The Independent Living Movement evolved in the United States in the 1970’s, as disabled people responded to their historic experiences of exclusion and discrimination. Centre’s for Independent Living became a successful campaign, which led to legislation and policies to come into effect to support disabled people to make their own choices