Brighton Pride 2010
Brighton Pride this year made serious efforts to improve access for disabled people to both the parade and the event in Preston Park which was attended by an estimated 160,000 people.
About Green Access & Mobility Areas
The idea for GAMA came out of the work a group of us who had been supporting both adults and children with disabilities, mobility problems and particular needs, in outdoor community event/festival situations. Many people have been coming to festivals for years, and they now may be disabled or impaired in some way, or, they always had a disability, and believed that camping and enjoying themselves at a festival was impractical.
The 1995 Disability Discrimination Act (subsequently amended by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005) allegedly heralded a new beginning for people with disabilities. The aims of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 are simple – “a society where all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens”. In practice the Act seeks to ensure that disabled people are treated no less favourably than anyone else...
