Blind and Vision impaired People to Demonstrate at Dublin City Council

dublin | health / disability issues | event notice Friday June 17, 2005 16:12 by Martin O'Sullivan - N/A martin_osullivan at vodafone dot ie 10 Charlemont Rd Clontarf Dublin 3 0878289243

Against Decision to Turn Off Audible Signals

Blind and Vision impaired People will hold a demonstration outside Dublin
city hall on Monday 27th June, at 18:30 to voice their opposition to Dublin
City Council's decision to turn off Audible signals at some of the city's
busiest traffic junctions.

Blind and Vision impaired People to Demonstrate at Dublin City Council
Decision To Turn off Audible signals

Blind and Vision impaired People will hold a demonstration outside Dublin
city hall on Monday 27th June, at 18:30 to voice their opposition to Dublin
City Council's decision to turn off Audible signals at some of the city's
busiest traffic junctions.

Martin O'Sullivan A vision impaired person said " The decision of Dublin
City council to turn off these crossing signals , has endangered the safety
of Blind and Vision impaired people, as they try to navigate the city."
He continued "The belligerent attitude taken by Mr Owin Kegan to the
requests by the users of these signals , to have them turned on is
inexcusable. It seems to be the opinion of Mr Owin Kegan that the safety
of vision impaired people is not a high priority for him, or Dublin City
Council."

This state of affairs with the crossing signals , has continued for a number
of months now. Blind and vision impaired people will take to the streets on
June 27th, in an escalation of their campaign, to have the signals switched
on.

For Further information or conformation Contact Martin O'Sullivan on
0878289243 or martin_osullivan@vodafone.ie