Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion
Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I have one question, and I am not sure if it was touched on earlier. In regard to inclusive housing, and I know we should not mention the housing war because it is really tough, how open are universities to properly manning and putting resources into inclusive housing? This is not just about putting all people with disabilities into one suitable house, which is sometimes what I fear, saying that it is sorted and then forgetting about it. How open are universities to building inclusive accommodation? If someone has a disability, it does not mean they should be put “over there”. They are part of our community; they are our brothers, sisters and friends. Is that a big downfall of our university campuses? I was in Glenomena in UCD and in Corrib Village and Rahoon in Galway and I cannot recall any of the accommodation I lived in that would be accessible to someone with disabilities.
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