02/12/2020
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National Accessibility Week 2020 will take place from Monday, 30 November. The week-long accessibility awareness campaign will coincide with International Day of Disabled Persons which occurs each year on the 3rd December.
National Accessibility Week is an important annual opportunity for local authorities to encourage everyone to focus on issues of accessibility for disabled people. Councils, businesses and community groups across the country are using the Week to highlight the accessibility of their facilities and services; and to encourage wider society to also be more inclusive of the varied access needs of disabled people.
South Dublin County Council will be promoting accessibility and highlighting positive examples of accessibility across our social media platforms and website throughout the Week.
Mayor O’Brien said “Universal access is essential for the continued growth and sustainability of vibrant communities. South Dublin County Council is strongly committed to equality, inclusion and providing facilities and services that are accessible to all. As COVID-19 restrictions start to ease and retail and commercial facilities re-open I urge all business owners to be aware of providing safe accessible spaces for all members of the community.”
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For further information on #NationalAccessibilityWeek and #AccessibleSouthDublin, please contact Selina Bonnie, Disability Liaison, Access and Equality Officer, at South Dublin County Council at 01 414 9041 or sbonnie@sdublincoco.ie
About South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County is one of four local authority areas in the Dublin region.
South Dublin County Council provides and funds a broad range of services including housing, roads, walking and cycling routes, parks and playgrounds, libraries, sports facilities, litter control, arts centres, enterprise units, fire services, community infrastructure and financial supports. It also serves as a platform for local democracy with 40 councillors spread across six electoral areas.
Bounded by the River Liffey to the North and the Dublin Mountains to the South, the County lies 16 kilometres south west of Dublin city centre and has an administrative footprint of 223sq. kilometres. The County has nine main villages Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle and is bounded by adjoining counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin City, Fingal and Dun Laoghaire.