Candidates and councillors turn out for hustings with adults with learning disabilities

Candidates and councillors have agreed to turn out for hustings with adults with learning disabilities in Hove tomorrow morning (Tuesday 16 April).

The event is part of a programme aimed at helping those adults to take part in the democratic process.

It has been organised by Speak Out – an independent advocacy organisation working with adults with learning disabilities living in the Brighton and Hove area.

And it is timed to give dozens of people a chance to hear from politicians before they cast their vote in the local elections on Thursday 2 May.

The candidates won’t just give a speech and answer questions but will mingle with everyone in the room to get a better feel for the issues.

Speak Out organised the event through the Learning Disability Voices Network – a project that has been funded by Comic Relief.

It aims to connect people with learning disabilities in Brighton and Hove to help them to have a stronger and louder voice and to hold decision-makers to account.

It is user-led and overseen by a steering group of people with learning disabilities.

The hustings take place at the Purple Playhouse Theatre at the Grace Eyre Foundation in Hove tomorrow from 10.30am to 12.30pm.