FORMER Paralympian Barnoness Grey-Thompson and House of Commons Speaker John Bercow launched a new equality network – ParliAble – to help MPs and Parliamentary staff who are disabled – or who are interested in helping disabled people.
Baroness Grey-Thompson said: “I am proud to be a champion for ParliAble, Parliament’s disability workplace network.
“This is another step forward in the House Equality Scheme and I am excited that this network will work towards making Parliament more accessible for all.”
Speaker John Bercow said that he was “absolutely delighted to support this new initiative,” and went on to explain the initiative’s manifold purpose “to give a safe working environment to everyone, to offer a sign-post service to provide advice, to support awareness raising campaigns, and to improve accessibility.”
The network aims to provide a number of wide-reaching initiatives including a sign-post service to anyone who requires support and advice, a range of campaigns that raise awareness and communicate views within Parliament, to improve access, and support the work of the House of Commons Diversity team.
