People with disabilities 'do not have equal rights', survey finds

The Confidential Recipient to the HSE for People with Disabilities and Older People, Leigh Gath, said people with disabilities do not have equal rights in Ireland. Picture: Brian Arthur

More than a third of people do not believe people with disabilities have equal rights, with many raising issues over support for decision-making and better safeguarding.

The findings come from a new RED C survey commissioned by Safeguarding Ireland.