Here I am in Ashbourne, sorry for the sound quality. It was very windy. How a council tries and do things right, but still gets it wrong. No need to as Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD) TII Traffic and of course IWA has the brilliant Access Guidelines which is downloadable! Meath County Council

This is what I keep trying to explain to planners, engineers and architects. There is more to disability access and inclusion that ramps and tactile paving. Non neurotypical people are ignored. DFI ILMIreland Neurological Alliance of Ireland Headway Ireland psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/pare…

Why disabled people need to be listened to. Here is an Ableist Fingal County Council Transport for Ireland designed bus stop and cycle lane, endangering Bus Éireann passengers and cyclists. Trying to lift a wheelchair onboard would be a total nightmare. IWA ILMIreland DFI

I try and explain Ableism and it gets people defensive. So maybe this might help! Ableism: what people mean by stable finally, getting irl shit together (hiatus) link.medium.com/SW1Zexe8cJb

Its all true, pushed through and we were ignored as always. I know this as I fought against it in Council Committees. Dublin City Council considers scrapping consultation that backed its big city centre traffic plan (via TheJournal.ie) jrnl.ie/6367049

This great document is from the IWA and I openly admit when people ask how I know things about access, this is one of go too documents. It's simple yet it has all the information need. You can use it in any country as the facts are the facts.iwa.ie/access-guideli…

I was looking for a document and I found this article. Even the Dutch government know helmets work but are afraid of their cycling lobby. Bike Helmets save lives and reduces injuries, fact. They don't stop all of them but a lot. 85% they reckon in Holland dutchnews.nl/2019/03/top-ha…

I like badges as they can say things without me having to say anything and get myself into trouble. People can read whatever they want into them. Here are some of my favourites. Mik Scarlet John Stewart John Dolan

Amazingly Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council got it right! Here is a Toucan crossing 1.6 to 1'8 meters pavement width and no mixing of pedestrians with vehicles. Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD) Transport for Ireland TII Traffic DFI IWA ILMIreland Barry O'Donnell Desmond Kenny CRC NFBUK Mik Scarlet

Fionola Meredith: I find it disturbing seeing kids towed in bike trailers inches from fast-moving vehicles, It scares me when I see children not wearing seatbelts or helmets in these things. independent.ie/opinion/commen…

What a real controlled crossing is, not a wish and hope crossing but a real control crossing and why it is real! DFI NFBUK Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD) TII Traffic Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, Youth Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage ILMIreland Desmond Kenny IWA Enable Ireland CRC Rehab Group National Learning Network (NLN)

Kerbs, a simple explanation and what happens when it is done wrong! I have explained it, I have shown Transport for Ireland Dublin City Council the facts and data NFBUK DFI ILMIreland Desmond Kenny Barry O'Donnell Dr Tom Clonan Vicki Casserly Lord Mayor of Dublin Anne Rabbitte TD martin hoey

Will you sign our #disabilitypledge Regina Doherty and be an ally to disabled people? Disability must be made a priority. #EUelections2024 #DisabilityVotesCount

This is what we need Dr Tom Clonan Call them out in the upper house! DFI John Dolan

Harry Belafonte vs Animal Eamon Carr a good jam you missed! Throw in a some wild Bodhran playing and you would have fitted in nicely youtu.be/WBOohuZlAiM?si… via YouTube

11 hours and finally finished. Eat at my desk. Went out to take videos of dangerous Urban Realm being slipped in. Except we are increasingly catching it. All I can do is make people aware of this crazy stuff. NFBUK DFI IWA Mik Scarlet martin hoey

The new Cross Guns Bridge made dangerous by Dublin City Council Transport for Ireland goes against Demurs, the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD) TII Traffic and common sense. DFI IWA CRC National Learning Network (NLN) Enable Ireland ILMIreland Lord Mayor of Dublin Rehab Group Anne Rabbitte TD NFBUK

It could be arranged for any journalist to get a wheelchair to use for a while in Dublin. Then tell me how accessible it is theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

A cyclist crossing beside a pedestrian crossing that is pedestrian safe youtu.be/GfXUH3-UGUU?si… via YouTube

When I said this would happen in Dublin and had seen DFB vehicles stuck in traffic already, I was told I was imaging it. I was told there was loads of room. Not scaremongering, I WAS RIGHT AGAIN! Dublin City Council Dublin Fire Brigade Ambulance Dublin Fire Brigade Lord Mayor of Dublin Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage