Dr. Aoife Price:

The point about being part of the community is very relevant. Something that came up within our research is that even the ability to get to the front door to canvass was a struggle for some people. Another issue that came up is something Professor Flynn mentioned about disabled people who may be active within their disability community so their supporters may be other disabled people and therefore they face additional barriers. Another issue that arose was fatigue and not being able to go out and canvass after a day's work. For some, not being able to get to the door, physically, was an issue. That is an important point to remember. Disabled people may be involved in a disability community and therefore their supporters may also be disabled people, which may result in additional barriers.