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KERRY will receive €84,062 in grant funding to support two projects under the 2021 Disability Participation and Awareness Fund.
In this tranche of funding €31,850 will support the establishment of innovative NaviLens digital direction points for the visually impaired along the Kerry Greenway.
Dingle Library also receives funding of €52,212 to enhance and develop public realm and accessibility works.
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The purpose of the Disability Participation and Awareness Fund is to provide funding to support the participation of people with disabilities in local activities, to help remove barriers to community involvement and to support the promotion and implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in communities.
In 2021, this funding is being provided through Local Authorities. Minister for Education and Kerry Fianna Fáil TD, Norma Foley has welcomed the announcement.
