That the Parliament recognises the numerous ways that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has sought to make performances and events more accessible to disabled people; understands that tickets can now be collected at the fully accessible Fringe Shop on the High Street and that the Welcome app can be used to inform Fringe staff of their arrival, if assistance is required; understands that five Changing Places toilets with adult-sized changing benches and hoists are located throughout the city centre, located at the corner of Windmill Street and Chapel Street, the National Museum of Scotland, The Scottish Parliament, The Booking Office Pub and in the tented village at the Edinburgh International Book Festival; appreciates the addition of sensory backpacks, which are available to borrow from the Fringe Shop for children and adults on the autism spectrum, which contain a fidget toy, earplugs, a map of Edinburgh, a photo story describing the Virgin Money Street Events, and a list of relaxed performances at the Fringe; considers that more work is still to be done to make performances and events fully accessible, but believes that this is welcome progress to make the Edinburgh Festival Fringe more inclusive.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Miles Briggs, Bruce Crawford, Jenny Gilruth, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Gillian Martin, Joan McAlpine, Pauline McNeill, Colin Smyth, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Sandra White