Latest News.
At Just Include, we are busy educating and empowering disabled people to advocate for themselves in everyday life as well as ensuring they get their voices heard by decision makers on the issues they are passionate about. Check out what we have been up to recently below:
- Just Include launched their brand, Northern Ireland Programme and DigitAll; digital accessibility campaign at an event, Long Gallery, Stormont (31/03/25).
Just Include’s Stormont Launch event on Monday 31st March 2025, saw the release of their brand, Northern Ireland Programme which consists of a handbook and a series of workshops breaking down the Northern Ireland Assembly/Executive as well as their DigitAll; Digital Accessibility campaign and accompanying policy brief. - Newsletter launch
Announcing our monthly newsletter, sign up to stay up to date with our latest work, publication and events. - DigitAll; Our new accessibility campaign.
Technology over the past couple of decades has become ever increasingly invaluable in society but disabled people are being left behind. - Introducing our Northern Ireland Programme: Lobbyist handbook and workshops.
Today (31/03/25) we are pleased to launch our Northern Ireland Programme at our Stormont Launch Event. What is the Northern Ireland Programme? The Northern Ireland Programme is our first programme which aims to educate and empower disabled people to use their voices on the issues they care about. It consists … Read more - Just Include set to launch Northern Ireland Programme.
launch event will not only provide an insight and overview of Just Include, but will be focused on Just Include’s launch of its Northern Ireland Project. Which consists of a comprehensive handbook breaking down the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly, and a series of accompanying workshops to empower disabled people to advocate and be heard on the issues they are passionate about. As well as our DigitAll; digital accessibility campaign including policy brief document. - Our founder Andrew Hamilton, speaks out about the proposed draconian welfare cuts by the UK Labour Government on BBC Radio Ulster, Nolan Show.
Just Include founder Andrew Hamilton, spoke to BBC Nolan Show on Radio Ulster on the 18th about his concerns and disbeliefs at the proposed welfare cuts to PIP by the UK Labour Government and appeared again on the 19th March 2025, to give his reaction and comments following the announcement in the House of Commons on how PIP and welfare would be reformed and the effects on disabled people. - Our founder Andrew Hamilton, invited to give a keynote address at Westminister Higer Education Policy Forum Conference.
Andrew Hamilton was invited to give a keynote at the Westminster Project’s Westminster Higher Education Policy Forum Conference on 26/02/25, titled ‘Current experiences of disabled students in higher education and priorities for improved support’. In attendance was the head of Disabled Students Allowance (DSA), officials from the Department of Education as well as from the devolved governments, university leaders, the 3rd sector and interest groups. The online conference was chaired by Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece. - Just Include Founder, Andrew Hamilton discusses Disability Justice on a podcast by the Institute of Global Policy, School of Government and International Affairs (SGIA) Durham University.
Our founder Andrew Hamilton, was invited onto a podcast by the global policy institute, School of Government and International Affairs (SGIA), Durham University back in February 2025. With Jess Begon, Associate Professor of Political Theory SGIA, to discuss disability justice in relation to her new book Disability Through the Lens of Justice (Oxford University Press, 2023). - What is Just Include?
Just Include is a non profit which was set up and launched in September 2024. Our aim is to educate, empower and stand up for disabled people in decision making.