Make Way Day is all about changing the small things can have a very big impact on people with differing abilities.
This year’s event will take place on Friday, September, 22.
Laois County Council are supporting the event, which will help to create awareness of the access issues faced by the people of Laois, as they go about their daily business.
The Council has ambitious new plans in place, which include a new internal Working Group, committed to ensuring that all of people in Laois are valued and supported equally.
“Make Way Day is a campaign that brings the disability and wider community together, to consider the needs of people with disabilities in the public spaces we all share,” said Wes Wilkinson, Senior Executive Engineer in Laois County Council.
“Having the opportunity to work closely with organisations such as the IWA, NCBI, NLN & Rehabcare Portlaoise and Laois Sports Partnership provides a unique collaboration across the county between Laois County Council, Healthy Ireland, Laois PPN and the voluntary and local government sectors”
A number of Walkability Audits will take place on Friday, September 22 at the following locations:
- Portarlington (departing Portarlington Leisure Centre at 9.30am)
- Mountrath (departing Mountrath Library at 10.30am)
- Portlaoise (departing the Portlaoise Library 11.30am)
- Vicarstown (departing Vicarstown Community Hall 11.00am)
Healthy Laois Co-Ordinator Emma O’Connor said: “We all have a role to play in making our streets easier to navigate.
“The objective of these audits is to identify what works well in our neighborhood and what we can do to make our streets more accessible.”
Make Way Day is for Everyone. For more information, click here.
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