People with disabilities: ‘Our lives shouldn't be subject to availability’

People with disabilities: ‘Our lives shouldn't be subject to availability’

Kayleigh McKevitt at Clontarf Road Dart Station where Access for All Ireland campaign group held a demonstration to highlight the lack of reliability and accessibility on public transport alongside the cost-of-living crisis for wheelchair users. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin

“Our lives shouldn’t be subject to availability,” was the call from activists in Dublin, as demonstrators gathered to demand equality in the likes transport, housing, and healthcare for people with disabilities.

The Access for All campaign group protested outside Clontarf Road Dart station to raise awareness of the difficulties they face accessing basic services each day, and to urge the Government and others to take action to support them.

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