Welcome to the South Dublin County Council Disability Liaison/Access pages.
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The National Accessibility Week brochure for 2023 can be viewed HERE
At South Dublin County Council we are committed to equality, inclusion and providing services that are accessible to the whole community. Disabled people can and should expect that all departments have considered varied and multiple access needs when they are planning facilities and information services.
We are strongly committed to universal access. In recognition of this ongoing commitment we were awarded the status of 02 Ability Company by Kanchi in 2010. Our main county town Tallaght received a Special Mention for the accessibility of our Public Facilities and Services in the European Union Access City Awards in 2013. South Dublin County was also awarded the special mention award for landscape and playground areas in the 2024 Awards.
At the 2013 event: Vice-President of the European Commission Viviane Reding, EU Justice Commissioner (in green jacket) and Vice-President of the European Disability Forum Erzsebet Foldesi with Deputy Mayor Cllr Guss O’Connell and representatives from Pamplona, Gdynia and Bilbao (also recipients of Special Mentions)
South Dublin County was represented at the 2024 event by the Mayor of South Dublin Cllr. Alan Edge, Cllr. Vicki Casserly and Laurence Colleran, Senior Executive Parks Superintendent at South Dublin County Council.
At the Council, we are aware that even when we have done everything possible to make our services accessible, that this alone will not make sure that every disabled person can access our services. So we have a:
- Disability Liaison, Access and Equality Officer, that disabled individuals can contact if they need specific access supports, or to whom they can address problems they encounter when accessing services;
- Comprehensive Customer Service Action Plan, Charter and complaints system
Throughout these pages you will find information regarding the many developments and initiatives that contribute to improved access to facilities and services in our county, for example National Accessibility Week, Literacy Action Plan, Access Guide Videos, Jobot’s Access All Areas, JAM Card©, Changing Places and so on. Many of the improvements have taken place due to the implementation of both the Barcelona Declaration and the Disability Act 2005.