People with learning disabilities are being urged to vote

People with learning disabilities in Cornwall have been given extra help to encourage them to vote.

A workshop was held in Truro on Saturday to explain the voting process and the support available.

The event was organized by a group of disability actors from the county.

They said it was vital that the 1.1 million adults in the UK with learning difficulties had their say.

“It’s important that people with a learning disability understand that there are reasonable adjustments that can be made around voting,” said Angie Emrys-Jones, from Cornwall Downs Syndrome Support.

“You can ask someone to come with you to the booth or sign for you.

“You can also ask someone to read the candidate list to help you better understand what’s going on.

“There’s a lot of help out there to go to the polls and it’s your right to vote.”

Among the other groups taking part were the Time2Shine group and Disability Cornwall.

Marie Whitehurst, from Disability Cornwall, praised the response to the workshop.

“I think he was very successful today.

“People who didn’t know much about voting or the importance of voting, or even how to vote.

“Now they have that knowledge.”

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