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| Piara Khabra MP |
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EARLY DAY MOTION 103
153 Members of Parliament signed this motion backing Autism Awareness Year and the
Autism Awareness Campaign.
AUTISM AWARENESS |
13.12.00 |
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Khabra/Piara S |
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That this House backs the call of Ivan Corea to declare 2002 as Autism
Awareness Year, aimed at raising the profile and the plight of autistic children across the UK; and urges local education
authorities and NHS trusts to do more for autistic children, including autists from minority ethnic communities, to review
and assess their educational services and specialist speech therapy services and change policies where discrimination has
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| Dr.Ian Gibson MP |
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AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK
EDM 1225
123 Members of Parliament of all parties signed this EDM |
15.05.03 |
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Gibson/Ian |
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That this House welcomes the launching of Autism Awareness Week from 11th
to 18th May, an initiative of the National Autistic Society; believes that the efforts of the Autism Awareness Campaign UK
to lobby for more public services in 2003, European Year for People with Disabilities should be supported; notes the Autism
Awareness Campaign suggestion for an Autism Compact with Employers will help autistic people access the world of work; views
with concern the lack of funding for services for people with autism; calls upon the Government to initiate assessments and
a special qualification for people with autism in order for them to survive in a highly competitive job market; and calls
on Her Majesty's Government to provide specialist speech therapy for autistic children with communication disorders irrespective
of where they live. |
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| Linda Perham MP |
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AUTISM AWARENESS |
13.06.02 |
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Perham/Linda
101 MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT OF ALL PARTIES SIGNED THE EDM
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That this House congratulates Sanath Jayasuriya, captain of the Sri Lanka
test cricket team for his message of support for Autism Awareness Year 2002 launched in the United Kingdom as a result of
campaigning by Ivan and Charika Corea, parents of an autistic boy, Charin; further thanks all Right honourable and honourable
Members who are supporting Autism Awareness Year; and welcomes the government's commitment to improving services for people
with autistic spectrum disorders. |
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