Sinéad Burke

Sinéad Burke
Member of the Council of State
Assumed office
4 April 2019
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Personal details
Born1990 (age 3435)
NationalityIrish
Height3 ft 5 in (1.04 m)
Websitewww.sinead-burke.com

Sinéad Burke (born 1990) is an Irish writer, academic and disability activist, known for her TED talk 'Why design should include everyone'. She is the director of the consulting organisation Tilting the Lens, which works to raise the baseline standards in accessibility, towards design for an equitable and accessible world. Since 2019, she has been a member of the Irish Council of State.

Burke released her first book, Break the Mould, in October 2020. It was awarded the Specsavers Children's Book of the Year award at the An Post Irish Book Awards. Sinéad appeared on the cover of the 'Forces for Change' issue of British Vogue, guest-edited by the Duchess of Sussex. She also appeared on the cover of The Business of Fashion in May 2018 alongside Kim Kardashian with an interview as part of 'The Age of Influence' series.