My name is Tom Chambers and I am writing to you as one of your constituents and as a member of the Centre For Independent Living in County Mayo. Our main aim is to empower and enable people with disabilities to achieve independent living, choice and control over our lives and to achieve full and active participation as equal citizens in society.
One of our methods in trying to achieve these aims is to facilitate the raising of disability issues at a local Government, State, European, and International level. As a part of this I am coming to Strasbourg on the 4th of September to take part in the Strasbourg Freedom Drive.
As an Access Campaigner in County Mayo, one of the biggest issues that I face on a regular basis is the poor access to transport both on a local level and internationally. Here in Mayo public transport has almost no wheelchair access. Mayo Co. Council and Local Councils are carrying out works to footpaths and displaying Disabled Parking bays that are not accessible for wheelchair users such as myself.
Grants are given to anyone that can write up a good plan, but access is not taken into consideration. Part M of the building regulations are been ignored. We are members of the EU and we need your help in achieving a equal Europe.
I would be interested in discussing these issues with you and would hope you will come to see me when we are there.
Yours Sincerely
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Tom Chambers
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