Each year, the Adult Social Care APPG holds an annual parliamentary reception. This year, the reception was held in collaboration with the My Vote My Voice campaign, which focuses on increasing access and awareness of voting for people with learning disabilities and autism.

The aim of this event was to raise awareness for the campaign and provide a forum where people with learning disabilities and autistic people could question the Government and Shadow Government on what action was being taken to make elections more accessible.

Prior to the reception, members of the My Vote My Voice campaign dropped the #MyVoiceMatters petition to 10 Downing Street, asking for the Government and Parliament to do their part to make elections more accessible and open clearer pathways to politics for autistic people and people with learning disabilities.

During the reception, 70 people who draw on care and support and their carers, listened to and took part in a panel discussion which heard from Minister for Disabilities, Tom Pursglove MP, as well as Shadow Minister for Disabilities, Vicky Foxcroft MP. The Minister and Shadow Minister were joined by three panellists who have a learning disability or are autistic for this discussion.

The reception was closed by Liz Twist MP, Co-Chair of the Adult Social Care APPG.