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Pictured Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older people, Kathleen Lynch with members of Rebel Wheelers at the Cope Foundation Sports Centre, Cork.
Ireland's second annual Care and Mobility Show which will take place in the RDS on 22nd and 23rd April was launched today by Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older people, Kathleen Lynch and members of Rebel Wheelers. This year's chosen charity, Rebel Wheelers is an all inclusive sports club for children and young adults with physical disabilities in Cork.
The show, which provides a positive platform for independent living for the almost 600,000 people in Ireland with a disability (13% of total population) will showcase more than a thousand products and services which allow users to enjoy life to the fullest.
A key element of this year's event will be the inclusion of a special sports arena which will play host to sports such as wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and tennis. Members of Rebel Wheelers will also showcase their sporting prowess in a number of exhibition games.
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