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Stranded, refused and left waiting: Disabled people on tenterhooks trying to access taxis Journal.ie 4 hrs ago Maria Delaney
“I’VE BEEN LATE for job interviews. I’ve been late for trains. It’s par for the course and it shouldn’t be.”
Róisín Dermody is rarely late due to lack of planning. She opts for taxis when she doesn’t know where she’s going as she needs “a pair of eyes that are working” to get her to the specific building or new door.
But she tends to only take taxis “as a last resort” as she finds other forms of public transport “far more reliable”.