Poem: No Accessibility

A poem by Rosa Vallebella (18) from Cork city

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We want to be out like a normal family,

But there’s no accessibility.

We’re crossing paths continuously,

Because there is No Accessibility.

We are always on the lookout,

Watching for obstacles blocking the ways,

A continuous cycle of stopping… and starting,

Trying to find the accessible way.


We want to be out like a normal family,

Exploring the world from the land to the sea.

We want to be out like a normal family,

But ‘normal’ isn’t the way the world will let us be.

We want to be out like a ‘normal’ family,

But ‘normal’ isn’t the way We see.

We want to be out like a ‘normal’ family,

But the world isn’t designed with Accessibility.


We want to be out like a ‘normal’ family,

But this is Normal for people like me.
Rosa Vallebella