Disability activists take fight to Europe

DISABILITY activists are to take their campaign for the rights of disabled people to live independently to the European Parliament, it emerged yesterday.

More than 50 Irish campaigners will be among thousands of people bringing their fight for rights to MEPs and the Council of Europe during the Strasbourg Freedom Drive from September 6 to 8.

Martin Naughton, from the Centre for Independent Living, said three million of the 60 million people with disabilities in Europe were living in institutions.