BETTER ACCESS: Aileen O'Sullivan is calling on the public to be more considerate and to remember others in town who have limited mobility. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy

By Grigoriy Geniyevskiy

A member of a Killarney disability access group is calling on the public to be more considerate in town.

Killarney’s wheelchair users say more needs to be done to make the town more accessible as obstructions on footpaths, the lack of adequate taxis for their needs, and the abuse of disabled parking spaces causes huge problems for them.

Aileen O’Sullivan, one of the members of the Killarney Access Group, told the Killarney Advertiser about her experience in the town.

She travels from place to place relying on others saying that nine times out of 10 she’s dependent on the kindness of other people.

She raised the topic of street furniture, bins and signage left out on the street saying they pose huge obstacles for her and others, and the lack of suitable taxis for people with wheelchairs is also a big concern.

“Most of the taxis that are in Killarney, they won’t take you in a manual chair,” Aileen told the Killarney Advertiser.

In terms of access she added that College Street is one of the worst to get around.

“Delivery vans and trucks just park anywhere. I’m not knocking Killarney or the services here, we’re getting better, but we’ve a very long way to go yet. We’ve come on in leaps and bounds, but there’s still an awful lot to be done.”

To see what Aileen goes through in town, check out our video on our Facebook page.