Disabled shouldn’t have to fight for basic rights

We need a rights culture in terms of basic human rights for the disabled. Thousands of people with physical disabilities do not benefit from day activity or development. 

Many feel they are prisoners in their own home and do not get the supports to access what others take for granted on a daily basis. The legislation should concentrate on what they need: basic needs like education, accessible transport, respite care, residential care, aids and appliances.

For example, I had the parent of an eight-year-old child with me recently, seeking a bus pass to take the child from Midleton to a special school in Cork city. When I made enquiries, I was told a bus pass could not be approved. I am pursuing this case.