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Ken Reid Plays and the See Sport Differently campaign

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1236: tabled on 05 June 2023

Tabled in the 2022-23 session.

This motion has been signed by 3 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House congratulates Ken Reid from North Berwick on playing a key role for See Sport Differently, a campaign to make sport more accessible to people who are blind or partially sighted; notes that the See Sport Differently campaign was launched by the Royal National Institute if Blind People (RNIB) and British Blind Sport (BBS) to tackle the disparity of physical activity among blind and partially sighted people, and seeking to address the findings that over half of blind and partially sighted people are inactive and do less than 30 minutes of physical activity a week; understands that Ken, 63, began losing his sight at the age of twenty six due to a condition called retinitis pigmentosa, but has not let this prevent him from doing the activities that he loves and has found ways to adapt, such as cycling a tandem bike with a cycling buddy and swimming; commends Ken's contribution to the RNIB during his time as chair of the group between 2012 and 2015; and wishes Ken and everyone involved the very best of luck with the campaign and their futures.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.