An LE Candidate wants to "champion" disability rights if elected.
People with disabilities deserve the 'same basic human dignity' as everyone else.
Birr Local Election Candidate, Garrett Kelly, has been a wheelchair user since birth, and wants to 'champion' for disability rights.
He says for years he's been catching his wheelchair on footpaths around the west Offaly area.
The Independent rep says they simply aren't fit for purpose anymore:
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