Israel’s minister of energy and water resources, Karine Elharrar could not attend the COP26 climate summit on Monday due to the venue’s lack of wheelchair accessibility.
Elharrar (EL HAR ARE) also has muscular dystrophy and waited for two hours outside after organisers refused to let her enter the compound in her wheelchair.
Her office said she was eventually offered a shuttle transport to the summit area, but the shuttle was not wheelchair-accessible, forcing her to return to her hotel in Edinburgh.
UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, later apologised for the incident.