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We produced the following briefing for MSPs ahead of debate on the Scottish Government’s Disability Delivery Plan: Inclusion Scotland MSP Briefing Disability Delivery Plan 081216… Continue Reading Disability Delivery Plan – Parliamentary Briefing

PRESS RELEASE – for immediate release Following the results in the council elections, disabled people’s organisation Inclusion Scotland is hailing an important step forward as disabled people from across the political spectrum were elected as councillors in twelve Scottish Local Authorities. This election saw the culmination of the pilot Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland),… Continue Reading Local election results show progress towards disabled people’s equal representation in politics

The nominations are now in across Scotland, and there are 2,550 people who have put themselves forward as options for voters across the 32 Local Authorities. Established last year, our Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland) has been racing against time to set up its pilot financial assistance scheme for disabled candidates, offering funding to… Continue Reading Access to Elected Office Fund pilot exceeding target as Council nominations close

The first round of funding awards has been completed for the pilot Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland), with candidates for the 2017 Local Government elections awarded support budgets totalling nearly £60,000. The funds will pay for a range of additional costs that will be faced by the disabled candidates in ensuring they have a… Continue Reading Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland) awards first round of grants to disabled candidates

Speaking at the Disabled People’s Annual Summit today, Minister for Social Security Jeane Freeman MSP announced that the Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland), currently running as a one year pilot delivered by Inclusion Scotland, will be continued until the next Scottish Parliament elections, in 2021. The Fund provides advice, support and financial assistance to… Continue Reading Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland) to be extended to 2021

Disabled people are massively under-represented in the new Scottish Parliament. In some ways the recent Scottish Parliament elections for 2016 were the most accessible yet. The five parties represented in the Scottish Parliament had just recently played host to disabled interns through the recent Access to Elected Office Project run by Inclusion Scotland (in which… Continue Reading Where are all the disabled politicians?

Inclusion Scotland has begun using online participation technology in a bid to widen access to political events and meetings for disabled people. Recently conducted research within political parties as part of the Access to Elected Office project (which concluded in March 2016 – report to be released soon) highlighted that many disabled people find it… Continue Reading Inclusion Scotland to use online participation to widen access to politics

As I am nearing the end of this internship the overwhelming question of my future is looming over me once again. What now? It is a serious question with a questionable answer. Honestly, it terrifies me the living day lights out of me and reminds me of the time that I remained unemployed after graduating.… Continue Reading Rhian’s Blog: Back to the Future?