Group encounters a litany of issues while providing accessibility training

A GROUP of people with disabilities who were invited to Leinster House to deliver training on accessibility ended up "trapped" and "embarrassed" after a lift broke down in the parliamentary complex.

- BY KEN FOXE

The organisation, which provides disability awareness training, said they were "astonished" at how inaccessible Leinster House was after their disastrous visit to Dublin last year.

In an email, they described supposedly accessible toilets that weren't large enough to cater for wheelchairs, buses being refused access to drop off people with mobility issues, and a broken-down lift that left five members "stranded".

They told the head of the Oireachtas that members were stuck on a corridor and "very embarrassed" as able-bodied people had to "edge" their way past them on their way to offices or lunch.