Wheelchair "Access"

Well, what do the pictures look like? As you may have already guessed, this ain't  "paved paradise"!  But don't despair -- the picture isn't completely grim. There are accessible toilets at the Alcock & Brown Hotel in Clifden and in the visitor's centre at Connemara National Park.  These are the ones that I've come across and was informed of. But I'm quite positive that there are more. Most of the "visitors centres" (almost every village has one now!) have been built within the last five years with public funding, so chances are pretty good they put in facilities for the disabled. 

Mayo even has its own Independent Living Center in Newport, but they haven't put any access information on the web yet. Still, giving them a call might be a good idea.

The terrain is very hostile, and there really isn't any other way to explore it than driving around in your car. Some of the valleys have pretty flat  floors, which means that roads and driveways could be used by wheelchaired folks for hiking purposes. If you plan to do this, my suggestion would be to buy a detailed map (1:100 000 or higher) and determine the steepness by looking at the elevation lines.  Car traffic is quite low, but there will always be a risk in sharing narrow roads with cars. Use every means available to make yourself visible. 

Be sure to drop me a line if you have something to comment, add or rectify!