The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Cerebral Palsy says that an Access to Education, Employment Rights and Training opportunities (AEERT) Bill should be included in the next King’s Speech to improve opportunities for young people with life long and chronic conditions.
The call has been made in an APPG report as part of a raft of recommendations to improve the transition to adulthood for young people with cerebral palsy.
The report says that “the single biggest factor” in challenges facing young people as they reach adult hood is “the ineffective nature of the current legislative framework and its implementation” to meet their needs.
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