Motion: Hemiplegia Awareness Week 2014

Hemiplegia Awareness Week 2014

Lodged by Siobhan McMahon Standard Motion 30 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes that 13 to 17 October 2014 is Hemiplegia Awareness Week; understands that hemiplegia affects one in 1,000 children across the UK and can occur before or during birth; notes that it is caused by damage to a part of the brain and can affect either side of the body with varying degrees of weakness; understands that this impacts on motor control and can cause hidden problems such as epilepsy or speech or visual impairment; recognises that Hemiplegia Awareness Week was established to promote a knowledge and understanding of the condition; believes that Mitten Monday, in which people wear a mitten on one hand to mimic one of the possible aspects of hemiplegia, is an effective way to raise such awareness; further understands that other awareness days are scheduled, including Put-up-a-Poster Thursday, in which people are encouraged to put up a poster in an innovative and eye-catching place, with prizes for the best places; believes that more should be done to help the people and families affected by the condition, and calls on everyone to participate in, and support, Hemiplegia Awareness Week.

Supporters (30)