Kildare County Council has announced that it will showcase the Athy Billboard Project which will promote universal access in Kildare.

Creative Places Athy launched a competition seeking an artist or collective to create work that will challenge the public to think, act and develop creative and innovative solutions for people with disabilities who experience barriers to access in Athy town.

Artist and Illustrator Ciara Chapman won the Athy Access Commission competition with her

Athy Billboard Project proposal. Ciara worked with three groups in Athy; the Irish Wheelchair Association, KARE Central Services and The Dara Project over a period of three months to create the project.

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The Athy Billboard project includes a series of seven billboards which are on display on Leinster Street Athy until 14 February 2024.

The launch of the Athy Billboard Project coincides with Kildare Disability Week which will run from the 27 November to the 4 December, which also incorporates International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December.

Aligning with the aims of Creative Places Athy, the Athy Access Commission embeds a supportive and sustainable culture for socially engaged art and grows existing synergies between artists and communities. The commission is also developed with the County Kildare Access Strategy in mind and supports the development of an awareness campaign to highlight accessibility/disability within Kildare County Council.

The Athy Access Commission was developed under one of the six themes of the County Kildare Access Strategy which aims to continue to develop partnerships with service providers and organisations representing disabled people, other agencies and non-government organisations.