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Accessible ticketing should be built into standard booking systems so disabled people have the same independence, dignity, and equal access as everyone else. Equal access means equal booking.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":117,"closing_date":"2026-12-09","created_at":"2026-05-09T18:44:51.784Z","updated_at":"2026-06-21T06:23:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-06-09T07:33:12.239Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-09T20:03:40.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Alex Sweeney","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"BT","name":"Department for Business and Trade","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":117}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Altrincham and Sale West","ons_code":"E14001065","mp":"Mr Connor Rand 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