Pedestrianisation Leaves Many Streets Difficult To Navigate For People With Disabilities
That's according to Cork woman, and advacate for people with disabilities, Carol Rice.
She was reacting to the announcement that the Irish Wheelchair Association and the City Council, are to carry out an accessibility audit of city centre streets and parking.
Pedestrianisation, in reaction to the Covid Pandemic, has meant the complete transformation of parts of the city.
Speaking to RedFM News, Carol Rice said that outdoor dining areas need to be level, with tables well spaced out, to be accessible to wheelchair users or people with other disabilities:
"With regards to side streets and outdoor dining, it’s really hard to navigate, and sometimes you feel like a hindrance. Even with the plant pots around the city, it can be hazardous for a person that is visually impaired. And with outdoor dining, they need to have the path level, they need to have the tables spaced, and they need to have an allocated Disabled Table for wheelchair users or anybody that may need it."
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