Sinéad Burke
Sinéad Burke | |
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| Member of the Council of State | |
| Assumed office 4 April 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1990 (age 34–35) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Height | 3 ft 5 in (1.04 m) |
| Website | www |
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.