‘I was out with friends in a pub over the weekend. It was grand but they didn’t have a disabled toilet, so anytime I needed to use the bathroom between pints, I had to push five minutes down the street to a McDonald’s and then I’d come back, have a pint or two and go back again,” says Jack Shannon Cole.
On average, three people sustain a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) every week in Ireland with Spinal Injuries Ireland (SII) being the only charitable organisation dedicated to providing support for these 2,300+ people.
Our communities are not the easiest to navigate in a wheelchair. A 17-year-old in Wilson County arranged for decision-makers to spend a day in a wheelchair so they could see what it's like.