English: Can I thank the Cabinet Minister for his statement, which acknowledges the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities? I think that it's true to say that we all share concerns on how we treat our fellow citizens who find themselves unable, through disabilities, to find work. But I may say at this juncture that it seems to be the case that employers do not share the same level of public service that was once prevalent towards those in our society who have a disability. I have to say that there are some of us who regret the demise of many of the Remploy units, which were criticised for segregating disabled people but at least gave them the dignity of good, long-term work in good conditions. However, it is gratifying to read in the report that Business Wales is working with employers, not only to raise their awareness of those with disabilities but also to disabuse them of their often negative attitudes towards the abilities of disabled people, rather than their disabilities. I also acknowledge the work Careers Wales is doing at a critical time in the lives of young disabled people, and their interventions are coming at that critical time, which are to be very much welcomed. One aspect not mentioned in your report is the ability of disabled people to actually get to the various places of employment. Given that transport has traditionally been a barrier to the disabled obtaining work, the great improvements to transport with regard to access for the disabled, either already in place or to be put in place over the next few years, should have the effect of, if not eliminating those barriers completely, making them far less obstructive. These improvements, not only of the transport itself, in the shape of a step change in accessibility to buses and trains, but also to the stations, for both modes of transport, should make a dramatic difference in the ability of the disabled to access all sorts of working placements. Surely it is incumbent on all of us in this Assembly to address the issue of unemployment of the disabled in our community. They should not be looked on as a drain on society, but a huge resource of untapped talent. It cannot be right that, as the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report 'Poverty in Wales 2018' pointed out, 39 per cent of disabled people in Wales are in poverty, compared with 22 per cent of non-disabled people, and that the poverty rate among disabled people in Wales is the highest in all of the UK. You yourself, Minister, once declared that these figures were a national disgrace. Yet, despite decades of laudable legislation designed to tackle discrimination against disabled people, the overwhelming experience for many is a life of poverty, exclusion and barriers to opportunity. I accept that your report acknowledges these failings, and look forward to them being addressed - no, aggressively addressed - over the coming years.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i Weinidog y Cabinet am ei ddatganiad, sy'n cydnabod Diwrnod Rhyngwladol Pobl ag Anableddau y Cenhedloedd Unedig? Rwy'n credu ei bod hi'n wir i ddweud ein bod ni i gyd yn rhannu pryderon ynghylch sut yr ydym ni'n trin ein cyd-ddinasyddion sydd mewn sefyllfa lle na allent, oherwydd anableddau, ddod o hyd i waith. Ond gallaf ddweud yn y cyswllt hwn ei bod hi'n ymddangos nad yw cyflogwyr yn rhannu'r un lefel o wasanaeth cyhoeddus a oedd ar un adeg yn gyffredin tuag at y rhai yn ein cymdeithas sydd ag anabledd. Rhaid imi ddweud bod rhai ohonom yn gresynu at dranc llawer o unedau Remploy, a gafodd eu beirniadu am wahanu pobl anabl ond o leiaf fe roddodd iddynt yr urddas o waith da tymor hir mewn amodau da. Fodd bynnag, mae'n braf darllen yn yr adroddiad fod Busnes Cymru yn gweithio gyda chyflogwyr, nid yn unig i godi eu hymwybyddiaeth o'r rhai sydd ag anableddau ond hefyd i agor eu llygaid at eu hagweddau negyddol yn aml tuag at alluoedd pobl anabl, yn hytrach na'u hanableddau. Rwyf hefyd yn cydnabod y gwaith y mae Gyrfa Cymru'n ei wneud ar adeg dyngedfennol ym mywydau pobl ifanc anabl, ac mae eu hymyriadau'n dod ar yr adeg dyngedfennol honno, sydd i'w croesawu'n fawr iawn. Un agwedd na soniwyd amdani yn eich adroddiad yw gallu pobl anabl i gyrraedd y gwahanol leoedd gwaith. O gofio y bu trafnidiaeth yn draddodiadol yn rhwystr i'r anabl gael gwaith, dylai'r gwelliannau mawr i drafnidiaeth o ran mynediad i'r anabl, sydd naill ai eisoes ar waith neu i'w rhoi ar waith dros yr ychydig flynyddoedd nesaf, gael effaith, os nad dileu'r rhwystrau hynny'n llwyr, gan eu gwneud yn llawer llai o rwystr. Dylai'r gwelliannau hyn, nid yn unig i'r drafnidiaeth ei hun, ar ffurf newid sylweddol o ran hygyrchedd bysiau a threnau, ond hefyd i'r gorsafoedd, ar gyfer y ddau ddull o deithio, wneud gwahaniaeth mawr yng ngallu'r anabl i gyrraedd pob math o leoliadau gwaith. Onid yw'n ddyletswydd ar bob un ohonom ni yn y Cynulliad hwn i roi sylw i'r mater o ddiweithdra ymysg pobl anabl yn ein cymuned. Ni ddylid edrych arnynt fel baich ar gymdeithas, ond adnodd enfawr o dalent ddihysbydd. Ni all fod yn iawn, fel y nododd adroddiad Sefydliad Joseph Rowntree 'Poverty in Wales 2018', fod 39 y cant o bobl anabl yng Nghymru mewn tlodi, o'u cymharu â 22 y cant o bobl nad ydynt yn anabl, ac mai'r gyfradd dlodi ymhlith pobl anabl yng Nghymru yw'r uchaf yn y DU gyfan. Fe wnaethoch chi eich hun, Gweinidog, ddweud ar un adeg bod y ffigurau hyn yn warth cenedlaethol. Eto i gyd, er gwaethaf degawdau o ddeddfwriaeth ganmoladwy sydd â'r nod o fynd i'r afael â gwahaniaethu yn erbyn pobl anabl, y profiad fynychaf i lawer yw bywyd o dlodi, eithrio a rhwystrau rhag cyfleoedd. Rwy'n derbyn bod eich adroddiad yn cydnabod y methiannau hyn, ac edrychaf ymlaen at eu gweld yn cael sylw - na, sylw manwl - dros y blynyddoedd nesaf.