Over 1,000 People With Disabilities On Cork's Social Housing List
REHAB has accused the Government of treating people with disabilities in Cork like third class citizens
It follows the release of new figures which show over 1,000 people with disabilities remain on social housing waiting lists across the city.
The charity say the Government are failing these people by not providing them with their basic human right to live in the community and play an active role in society.
Access to appropriate social housing across the city and county remains a major stumbling block for people with disabilities, with many living in inappropriate institutions.
The organisation, which supports over 20,000 people, has now reiterated its call for the Government to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
Speaking to RedFM News REHAB's Edel O'Connell says the Government has failed these vulnerable people:
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