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As a disabled person, I consider myself lucky because I live at home and have the support of my family, which means I don’t have financial worries that come with being disabled during a cost-of-living crisis. I am a disability activist, and I am one of the many activists advocating on behalf of the disabled community; thousands of other disabled people in Ireland don’t have that support.

A demand for the Galway City Council to appoint a Full-Time Access Officer, and for the full implementation of The Equal Status Act, Public Sector Duty, and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, will be made today.

The Galway City Council will be among 15 local authorities in the State taking part in the first National Make Way Day, an initiative to raise awareness of the needs of people with disabilities in the public spaces we all share.

Established over 20 years ago, Access for All is a voluntary group based in Galway City that promotes universal access. When our residents with a disability and/or accessibility issues are combined with those of our annual visitors, we advocate for approximately 25,000 people. We need your practical support to continue with our projects for 2018.