English: I've been very fortunate since having been elected that I was able to work quite closely with Andrea Gordon. Now, she's from Guide Dogs Cymru and, through her, I was able to meet numerous individuals who actually have visual impairments, and it really made me understand a lot more about their needs and what they have to have in life. Some of the things that we often don't even think about can be huge barriers for people and children with visual impairments, and it's vital that we as Members from every party do all we can to make all aspects of our society accessible for those with visual impairments, and also those with disabilities as well. For me, habilitation training is indeed the key to helping set children and young people up for the rest of their lives. Not only does it go a long way in helping them live independently, but it also helps prepare them, as my colleagues have mentioned, for college, work, apprenticeships, ultimately university, and later life as well. Habilitation training would teach those with visual needs the vital skills that other children would perhaps have traditionally learned through sight. RNIB Cymru estimates that there are 265 children with sight loss in the Aneurin Bevan health board, all of whom would greatly benefit from habilitation training. Now, as I mentioned, habilitation training, which is a vital part of children's educational development, equips young people with listening skills, social skills, toilet training, dressing skills, money recognition, and even shopping skills. It can also teach people how to travel independently, use public transport, assess risk, and also prepare their own meals. I'm sure that everyone here will ultimately agree that these are essential skills and every single person and child should have and needs these sorts of skills in today's day and age. You cannot put a price on a person's freedom and independence. As my colleagues Gareth Davies and Altaf Hussain have mentioned, simply employing at least 20 specialists to offer training to the estimated 2,000 visually impaired children in Wales would roughly cost £600,000 at most. When you compare that to some of the mammoth sums that the Government has spent on some frivolous projects - and I won't repeat what my colleagues have said - such as Gilestone farm, and Cardiff Airport, it really is a drop in the ocean. It is paramount that this Government comes forward with a workforce plan and engages with councils all across Wales to make sure that they have at least one specialist per 100 children who are indeed visually impaired. We need to ensure equality and fairness, because there is nothing more heartbreaking for me to hear than a child being denied essential services just because of a postcode lottery system. Without a doubt, there are some incredible charities out there, supporting visually impaired children and young people going forward, but now it's time for the Government to step in and take action. We can all make a real difference to the lives of thousands of visually impaired children in all four corners of Wales, so I really hope that you all support our motion here today. Thank you so much.
Welsh: Bûm yn ffodus iawn ers cael fy ethol fy mod wedi gallu gweithio'n eithaf agos gydag Andrea Gordon. Nawr, mae hi'n gweithio i Cŵn Tywys Cymru, a thrwyddi hi, gallais gyfarfod â nifer o unigolion sydd â nam ar eu golwg ac mae wedi gwneud imi ddeall llawer mwy am eu hanghenion a'r hyn sy'n rhaid iddynt ei gael mewn bywyd. Mae rhai o'r pethau nad ydym hyd yn oed yn meddwl amdanynt yn gallu bod yn rhwystrau enfawr i bobl a phlant sydd â nam ar eu golwg, ac mae'n hanfodol ein bod ni fel Aelodau o bob plaid yn gwneud popeth yn ein gallu i wneud pob agwedd ar ein cymdeithas yn hygyrch i'r rhai sydd â nam ar eu golwg, a rhai sydd ag anableddau hefyd. I mi, hyfforddiant sefydlu yw'r allwedd i helpu i gefnogi plant a phobl ifanc am weddill eu bywydau. Mae'n mynd yn bell i'w helpu i fyw yn annibynnol, ac mae hefyd yn helpu i'w paratoi, fel y soniodd fy nghyd-Aelodau, ar gyfer coleg, gwaith, prentisiaethau, prifysgol yn y pen draw, a bywyd wedyn hefyd. Byddai hyfforddiant sefydlu'n dysgu sgiliau hanfodol y byddai plant eraill wedi'u dysgu'n draddodiadol drwy allu gweld i'r rhai sydd ag anghenion gweledol. Mae RNIB Cymru yn amcangyfrif bod yna 265 o blant sydd â nam ar eu golwg ym mwrdd iechyd Aneurin Bevan, a byddai pob un ohonynt yn elwa'n fawr o hyfforddiant sefydlu. Nawr, fel y soniais, mae hyfforddiant sefydlu, sy'n rhan hanfodol o ddatblygiad addysgol plant, yn rhoi sgiliau gwrando, sgiliau cymdeithasol, hyfforddiant toiled, sgiliau gwisgo, adnabod arian, a hyd yn oed sgiliau siopa i bobl ifanc. Gall hefyd ddysgu pobl sut i deithio'n annibynnol, defnyddio trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, asesu risg, a pharatoi eu prydau eu hunain hefyd. Rwy'n siŵr y bydd pawb yma'n cytuno yn y pen draw fod y rhain yn sgiliau hanfodol y dylai pob person a phlentyn eu cael yn yr oes sydd ohoni. Ni allwch roi pris ar ryddid ac annibyniaeth person. Fel y soniodd fy nghyd-Aelodau Gareth Davies ac Altaf Hussain, byddai cyflogi o leiaf 20 o arbenigwyr i gynnig hyfforddiant i'r oddeutu 2,000 o blant â nam ar eu golwg yng Nghymru yn costio tua £600,000 ar y mwyaf. Pan fyddwch chi'n cymharu hynny â rhai o'r symiau enfawr y mae'r Llywodraeth wedi'u gwario ar brosiectau gwamal - ac nid wyf yn mynd i ailadrodd yr hyn y mae fy nghyd-Aelodau wedi'i ddweud - fel fferm Gilestone, a Maes Awyr Caerdydd, diferyn bach yn y môr ydyw mewn gwirionedd. Mae'n hollbwysig fod y Llywodraeth hon yn cyflwyno cynllun ar gyfer y gweithlu ac yn ymgysylltu â chynghorau ledled Cymru i wneud yn siŵr fod ganddynt o leiaf un arbenigwr i bob 100 o blant sydd â nam ar eu golwg. Rydym angen sicrhau cydraddoldeb a thegwch, oherwydd nid oes dim yn fwy torcalonnus i mi ei glywed na bod plentyn yn cael ei amddifadu o wasanaethau hanfodol oherwydd system loteri cod post. Heb os, mae rhai elusennau anhygoel i'w cael, sy'n cefnogi plant a phobl ifanc â nam ar eu golwg wrth symud ymlaen, ond nawr mae'n bryd i'r Llywodraeth gamu ymlaen a gweithredu. Gallwn i gyd wneud gwahaniaeth go iawn i fywydau miloedd o blant â nam ar eu golwg ym mhob rhan o Gymru, felly gobeithio'n fawr y bydd pawb ohonoch yn cefnogi ein cynnig yma heddiw. Diolch yn fawr iawn.