A survey by the Mount Alexander Shire Disability Advocacy Group showed 43 percent of 289 premises surveyed were inaccessible for many people with a disability.

MASDAG chairperson Lorraine le Plastrier said the organisation hopes to educate people about the problems people with a disability face.

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“It’s the education, and the awareness, and the understanding,” Ms le Plastrier

“Our intention is to bring about change without slamming someone up against a wall.

She believes the access is important for Castlemaine partly because of its high number of elderly people and people with a disability.

Nearly 29 percent of Castlemaine’s population was over 65 in 2016, compared to to 15.6 percent of Victoria’s population as a whole.

A lack of understanding about challenges to accessibility can be one of the difficulties people with a disability face according to Ms le Plastrier.

“If you’ve never had a relative in a chair, or you’ve never used one yourself, then why would you understand the problem,” Ms le Plastrier said.

“People with a disability do have to be very determined to get out there because of the barriers that exist.

“The saddest danger is often when people won’t come out of their houses any more, where they just stay home.”

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