A Clare disability activist fears it’s becoming a widely accepted belief that being disabled and living in poverty go hand in hand.
A new report published by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commissionand the Economic and Social Research Institute has found that households with a disabled member face “significant” financial burdens and have a “very high” risk of poverty rates.
It’s estimated that households with a disabled member require up to 59% more disposable income to achieve the same standard of living as a similar households with no disabled member.
Speaking on Clare FM’s Morning Focus, Ennistymon native Ann Marie Flanagan says there’s a risk that society could become complacent and refuse to imagine the situation changing.
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