Question Time: Assembly Commission Tuesday 10 June 2014
Assembly
Commission member, Leslie Cree outlined the measures being taken by the
Assembly Commission in making Parliament Buildings inclusive for all
communities during Oral
Questions to the Commission. A number of schemes and projects such as the
autism initiative, the disability action plan, gender equality research, Assembly
Community Connect and the good relations action plan have all been put in place
to compliment the Commission’s 2012-2016 equality scheme to make sure Parliament
Buildings a welcoming environment for all.
Judith
Cochrane also explained how disabled access to Parliament Buildings has been
improved in the last few years to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act
1995. Alterations have been made inside and outside the building to make sure
that the building is accessible to all. In November 2012, the Commission became
the first organisation to receive the National Autistic Society autism access
award.
Members of
the Commission also answered questions on the carbon footprint of Parliament
Buildings, the Gender Action Plan, upcoming centenary celebrations and school
visits.
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