Living with a rare eye condition called BBS. Irish Paralympian competed in Rowing @ London 2012. atlantic rower 2020 Portugal to French Guiana
Limerick, Ireland
Joined May 2011
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Almost 60% of people who are blind or vision impaired have been injured by obstacles left on footpaths.
Worryingly, 16% of people had to visit a hospital or GP for serious injuries such as concussions, sprained ankles, fractured knees, and broken hips.
vi.ie/clear-our-paths-survey…
Shane Ryan ply retweeted
Here's a perfect example of the number one offender of obstacles in our public spaces.
Cars parked on footpaths!
Parked cars are the number problem people come across and we regularly hear about the challenges that they cause for individuals with disabilities.
ALT A black car parked on the side of a footpath blocking the pathway. The car is half way on the road where there is a yellow line.
Shane Ryan ply retweeted
Online banking, ATMs, and payment terminals that exclude disabled users have 7 days to get compliant.
The EAA covers the full customer journey.
That includes the login screen and the ATM on the high street.
#InclusiveBanking #EAA2025 #FinancialInclusion #VisionIreland #Vially
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Shane Ryan ply retweeted
Audio descriptions aren’t a bonus, they’re a bridge for blind and vision-impaired audiences.
If your video shows important visuals without narration, you’re excluding people.
Make your content work for everyone.
#InclusiveMedia #EAA #AccessibilityMatters #Vially
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Shane Ryan ply retweeted
THANK YOU to everyone who supported Guide Dog Day 2025!!!
It was a tremendous success and we definitely painted the country green!
Thanks also to the incredible support of our sponsor Park2Travel
#ChangingLives
Shane Ryan ply retweeted
TODAY IS GUIDE DOG DAY!
Donate so we can create more life-changing partnerships like these...
guidedogs.ie/ways-to-help/vo…
#ChangingLives
Guide Dog Day is sponsored by Park2Travel
Shane Ryan ply retweeted
Blocking bus stops makes it difficult for drivers to safely let passengers incl. those with disabilities, visually impaired, limited mobility & older people on/off the bus
@EnableIreland @IrishWheelchair @RehabGroup @DisabilityFed @InclusionIre @AgeAction @Vision_Irl @vviireland
Shane Ryan ply retweeted
Gardaí are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of two 14-year-old girls, Caoimhe Barry and Khloe Murphy, who are missing from their homes in Castleconnell and Annacotty, Limerick since yesterday, rte.ie/news/munster/2025/010… via @rtenews.
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Katie O’Brien and Tiarnán O’Donnell showed incredible resilience at the 2024 Paralympics! After a challenging heat, they powered through the repechage, finishing 2nd in the B final and 8th overall in the PR2 Mixed Double Sculls.
rowingireland.ie/paralympics…
Week 1 of the new training cycle complete and getting the mileage back up on the erg and the reps in the weights room
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Many thanks to our Ambassador @officialkeane16 @WeAreTheOverlap team, and @SkyBet for their very generous donation! 💚
#ChangingLives
A good 6km erg piece today to see where my fitness is, 8wks out from when I go full gas on the 6km world record
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Another good week of training done with a total of 110km on the erg, week 2 complete of the new block
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Last good weights session today before the world indoor rowing championships on Friday in Prague
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Racing the Irish indoors tomorrow at 11.35am in ul arena, @IrishIndoorsRow , @RowinIreland g
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