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Mae’r Gronfa Mynediad i Swydd Etholedig – sy’n cael ei rheoli gan Anabledd Cymru – nawr ar agor i gefnogi unigolion a all fod angen cymorth ychwanegol i sefyll yn etholiadau llywodraeth leol y flwyddyn nesaf.


Gyda 1,254 o gynghorwyr yn cael eu hethol i 22 o brif gynghorau ar draws Cymru, mae’r gronfa’n ceisio gwella amrywiaeth a mynd i’r afael â’r ffaith bod pobl anabl wedi’u tangynrychioli ar bob lefel ym mywyd cyhoeddus ar hyn o bryd.


Yn ogystal â rhoi cymorth i ymgeiswyr y cyngor, mae’r cynllun peilot hefyd ar gael i’r rheini sy’n sefyll mewn etholiadau cyngor tref a chymuned yn etholiadau llywodraeth leol 2022 – sy’n cynnwys 735 o gynghorau tref a chymuned, gyda mwy nag 8,000 o gynghorwyr.


Drwy ehangu’r gronfa, bydd mwy o gyfleoedd i bobl anabl gyflawni eu nod o gymryd rhan mewn democratiaeth leol i gefnogi eu cymunedau.


Bydd y gronfa yn talu am gostau ychwanegol, fel costau offer, hyfforddiant, teithio a gweithwyr cymorth cyfathrebu fel dehonglwyr Iaith Arwyddion Prydain a dehonglwyr eraill.


Dywedodd Damian Bridgeman, sydd â pharlys yr ymennydd ac sydd wedi sefyll mewn etholiad cyn i’r gronfa gael ei sefydlu:



> “Rwy’n angerddol am wneud gwahaniaeth i gymdeithas a dangos i bobl Cymru ein bod ni angen amrywiaeth o bobl i’n cynrychioli. Heb y gwahanol leisiau hyn, ni fyddwn ni’n gallu cynrychioli’r bobl yn deg.
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> “Fe fyddwn i wedi rhoi’r arian tuag at gymhorthydd personol. Fe fyddwn wedi’i ddefnyddio i gynnal mwy o sesiynau wyneb yn wyneb, a fyddai wedi teimlo ychydig yn haws na’r dull traddodiadol o guro drysau. Fe fyddwn i wedi gallu rheoli’r amgylcheddau ar gyfer ymwneud â’r etholwyr, a dileu unrhyw rwystrau gan fy ngalluogi i gyflawni’r hyn yr oeddwn angen ei gyflawni.”


Dywedodd Rebecca Evans, y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol:



> “Mae’n bleser gennyf gynnig y cyllid hwn i unrhyw berson anabl sy’n bwriadu cymryd rhan mewn bywyd cyhoeddus ac sydd angen cymorth i wneud hynny. Rydym eisiau galluogi i gymaint o bobl â phosibl gymryd rhan yn ein hetholiadau nesaf.”


Dywedodd Jane Hutt, y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol:



> “Mae angen inni wneud mwy i wella amrywiaeth ymhlith ein swyddogion etholedig os ydyn ni o ddifrif am greu Cymru deg a chyfiawn, sy’n rhydd rhag gwahaniaethu ac anghydraddoldeb.
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> “Bydd y cyllid hwn yn helpu i sicrhau nad yw pobl anabl yn wynebu rhwystrau wrth gymryd rhan mewn etholiadau yng Nghymru drwy dalu am yr addasiadau rhesymol y maent eu hangen.”







Translation:


 
The Access to Elected Office Fund \- managed by Disability Wales \- is now open to support individuals for next year’s local government elections who may need extra help to run for office.


With 1,254 councillors elected to 22 principal councils across Wales, the fund aims to increase diversity and address the current under\-representation of disabled people in public life at all levels.


In addition to support for council candidates, the pilot is also available for those seeking election to community and town councils in the 2022 local government elections \- amounting to 735 community and town councils, with over 8,000 councillors.


The expansion of the fund will provide a greater number of opportunities for disabled people to achieve their aim of participating in local democracy to support their communities.


The fund will cover additional costs such as equipment, training, travel and communication support workers such as British Sign Language and other interpreters.


Damian Bridgeman, who has complex cerebral palsy and previously stood for election before the fund was established, said:



> “I really wanted to make a difference to society and to show the people of Wales that actually we need a diverse electorate to represent us, because if we don't have diverse voices, we're not really going to be able to represent them fairly.
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> “I would have put funding support towards a personal assistant. I would have put it towards running a lot more meet\-and\-greets, so that it felt a bit easier than actually running on a traditional door\-knocking event. I could have controlled the environments that I would have actually interacted with the electorate therefore taking away the barriers and allowing myself to achieve what I needed to achieve.”


Rebecca Evans, Minister for Finance and Local Government, said:



> “I am pleased to be able offer this funding for any disabled person who is looking to get involved in public life and needs some help to do so. We want to enable participation for as many people as possible in our upcoming elections.”


Jane Hutt, Minister for Social Justice, said:



> “We have to do more to increase diversity among our elected officials if we are to make Wales a fair and just society, free from discrimination and inequality.
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> “This funding will help to ensure that disabled people do not face barriers when taking part in Welsh elections by paying for the reasonable adjustments they need.”