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ZEVI is developing an accessibility and universal design guidance document for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) in Ireland. This document will look at accessibility requirements across: the design, the site and the information provision of EV charging in Ireland.
This is a short survey developed by Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI), a dedicated Office supporting consumers, the public sector, and businesses to continue to make the switch to zero emission vehicles.
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Not all Toll Road Plaza's in Ireland are manned so if your vehicle registration plate isn’t read, the barrier stays down. This can be awkward and delay your journey. The Toll Road operators have given us these phone numbers which are monitored 24/7 365 days a week.
Kildare man Matt Walker is one of two entrepreneurs who secured funding on BBC One’s Dragons’ Den programme for their business, which assembles and distributes the Omeo wheelchair.
Matt Walker and Cristian Brownlee entered the den to negotiate for a £40,000 investment for 15% in their business.
People with disabilities 'need action rather than committees', says Ombudsman
The Ombudsman has criticised this Government for its lack of progress in providing access to personal transport support for people living with a disability.
In 2021, the Office of the Ombudsman published the Grounded report, which found that personal transport supports for people with disabilities are inadequate, unfair, and inequitable.
Watch this short video explaining what the DDAI Bay Watch Campaign is and how you can help
Would you like to see the current legislation changed to allow An Garda Síochána and Traffic Wardens to issue parking tickets to those illegally parked in wheelchair accessible parking bays on private property? VOTE by clicking the link below:
Below is a list of media coverage DDAI received following the successful launch of the DDAI Bay Watch Campaign.
At present, An Garda Síochána and Traffic wardens do not have the power to issue fines to drivers who illegally park in accessible parking bays in private carparks like shopping centres, educational institutions, hospitals and other spaces.
Would you like to see the current legislation changed to allow An Garda Síochána and Traffic Wardens to issue parking tickets to those illegally parked in wheelchair accessible parking bays on private property? VOTE by clicking the link below:
At present, Gardai and Traffic wardens do not have the power to issue fines to drivers who illegally park in accessible parking bays in private carparks like shopping centres, educational institutions, hospitals and other spaces.
To tackle the issue, the Disabled Drivers Association of Ireland (DDAI) has launched its Bay Watch campaign with two objectives in mind. The first is calling on the Government to change the existing legislation so that gardai and traffic wardens can now impose fines on those parking illegally in private accessible bays. The second is to highlight the ongoing abuse of disabled parking bays in general and push for greater enforcement of existing regulations.