Parents form group to fight for orthotics service

Parents of children and teens facing 20-month delays for vital equipment to help them overcome serious walking disabilities have set up a group to fight for access to the supports.

The Action Against Disabling the Enabled group said it is pushing for the issue to be addressed after the Irish Examiner revealed the chronic Cork and Kerry delays yesterday.

The delays relate to orthotics services used to help children and adults with serious spine, leg, and foot disabilities to walk by providing specially designed shoes, leg splints and back braces.