Adrian Sanders, Torbay MP has called on the Government to intoduce a Universal Carers Card to allow carers to attend events and activities, at which the disabled person for whom they care requires assistance, free of charge.
A number of companies already offer a carers card scheme specific to their organisation, such as The National Trust and the Cinema Exhibitors Association. This, however, requires a carer to apply for a large number of different schemes to qualify for free entry and is overly complicated.
Many disabled people do not currently have access to a wide range of services, especially leisure activities, due to an excessive financial burden of having to pay for entrance fees and tickets for two people rather than one.
Adrian commented: "A Universal Carers Card would be of huge benefit to many people. At present, access to some services and activities for disabled people is restricted due to the prohibitive cost of also having to pay for their carer."
"A Universal Carers Card would help reduce this discrimination and create a greater quality of life for many disabled people and their carers."
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