Motion NDM8205 Darren Millar

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes research from Guide Dogs Cymru suggesting that 2,000 sight-impaired children would benefit from habilitation training.

2. Further notes that habilitation training is vital for developing personal mobility, navigation and independent living skills for sight-impaired children.

3. Is disappointed that a number of Welsh local authorities do not offer habilitation training, despite their duty to have due regard to Article 26 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) urgently provide a workforce plan on habilitation services; and

b) ensure local authorities employ at least one habilitation specialist per 100 children who are visually impaired.