Joanne O'Riordan receives huge support for Equality Campaign
Cork Disability Rights Activist - Joanne O'Riordan says she is overwhelmed with the support she has received for her Equality Campaign.
Joanne will lead a protest outside the Dail on Thursday at the Government's failure to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Since 2007 Ireland has promised and failed to ratify the treaty for equal rights for 600,000 people living with disabilities across the country.
Irish Celebrities such as Sonia O'Sullivan and Cork City footballer Alan Bennett have pledged their support for the #MakeEqualityThePolicy and #RatifyCRPRD campaign.
Speaking to RedFM News Joanne O'Riordan says it is important to invest in the lives of people with disabilities:
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