Laois prepares for the annual one day-access blitz which is #MakeWayDay22.
Every corner of Ireland will be put to the test for basic access issues on Friday, September 30th, when the Make Way Day campaign returns.
Laois County Council will be supporting #makewayday22 on Friday 30th September by creating awareness, around the access issues faced by the people of Laois, as they go about their daily business.
“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.
For more information on this initiative Click here: http://makewayday.com/
It is led nationally by the Disability Federation of Ireland and is a unique collaboration across Ireland and the voluntary and local government sectors. But most of all it’s about people with disabilities.
“Hey, this blocks my way!” is our message.
It’s too easy for us to label these issues as not my problem. You may be right in thinking that the car indiscriminately parked on the footpath is not an inconvenience to you but some day it might. Not everyone was born with their disability. All of us are getting older and maybe less mobile as time goes by and navigating through cars parked on a footpath can be challenging. Some of our citizens that may be visually impaired may experience difficulty, encountering an advertising board outside your business. We all have a role to play in making our streets easier to navigate.
As part of Make Way Day 2022, Laois County Council in collaboration with IWA, NCBI, NLN & Rehabcare Portlaoise, Laois Sports Partnership & Laois PPN and supported by Volunteer Laois will be conducting a number of Walkability Audits on Friday morning, 30th September in the following locations:
- Portlaoise (departing the Parish Centre at 10.30am);
- Stradbally (departing Arthouse at 11.30am) and
- Rathdowney ( departing Cuan Bhride at 11.30am)
The objective of these audits is to identify what we can do to make our streets more accessible.
Remember everyone can get involved #MakeWayDay22.
Contact our Community Department, Laois County Council, if you wish to find out more on this initiative- 057-8664060 and/or 086-0653313 or email dce@laoiscoco.ie
