PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
LAUNCH OF THE ANY DISABILITY SYMBOL (21 July 2019)

Motion Details

That this House welcomes the launch of the Any Disability Symbol in Parliament on 4 June 2019; endorses the use of new accessible signage that articulates that disabilities can be both visible and invisible; notes with concern the number of cases where people with invisible disabilities have been discriminated against for attempting to use accessible facilities; further notes with concern the difficulty those with neurological conditions and dementia have when attempting to use accessible facilities; congratulates the work of Lucy Richards, Studio LR and the Scottish charity Life Changes Trust in creating and funding the new 'Any Disability' symbol; notes the tireless campaigning of Grace Warnock regarding invisible disability awareness; welcomes Grace Warnock's role as the ambassador for this new signage; calls on the Government to change existing signage within public buildings and replace it using the Any Disability Symbol; and further calls on the Government to encourage businesses to also adopt the Any Disability Symbol on their existing signage.

Sponsored by:
Martin Whitfield (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
12
67%
 
 
Conservative
2
11%
 
 
Independent
2
11%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
6%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
6%
 
Sponsor List (18 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Debbie Abrahams
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Con
Lord Bellingham
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Hugh Gaffney
Lab
Ruth George
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Kate Green
Lab
Helen Hayes
Dulwich and West Norwood
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Ruth Jones
Newport West and Islwyn
Lab
Seema Malhotra
Feltham and Heston
Ind
Jared O'Mara
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
SNP
Alison Thewliss
Lab
Martin Whitfield (Sponsor)

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