Colette Kelleher (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that No. 14 be taken before No. 1. I refer to putting the Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 on the Order Paper. The Bill was developed by my colleague, Senator Dolan, and it is about the full participation of people with disabilities in their communities. One of the effects of this Bill would be to make toilet facilities, which we all take for granted, readily available to people with disabilities. People suffer the most incredible indignities in public spaces when they try to use public toilets. If any of us had to endure that even for a day then we would be rightly concerned and upset. The Bill seeks to make playgrounds inclusive by using universal design and ensure private buses have the same standards of accessibility as public buses. The Bill seeks to put the advocacy services that are available to people on a statutory basis. I hope that my colleagues will support my proposal to amend the Order of Business.