Posted on Friday, January 9th, 2026
On 30 October 2025, Inclusion Scotland brought together Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) and disabled people from across Scotland for Building Our Future: Funding Opportunities and Fundraising Masterclass. It was a morning full of practical advice, honest conversations, and forward-thinking ideas, all…
Read More: The Funding Situation of DPOs in Scotland: Insights from Building Our Future →
Posted on Thursday, December 18th, 2025
UK welfare reforms risk harming disabled people by increasing poverty, worsening health and reducing independence. Our new report, based on lived experience, shows that cuts and underfunded support do not remove barriers to work – they create them. Disabled people are clear: the real…
Read More: No Clear Path: Disabled People and the barriers to Fair Work →
Posted on Monday, December 15th, 2025
There is a lot of talk these days about the value of a diverse workforce. You will have heard the usual claims about creativity, innovation, fresh thinking, and better decision making. These things can happen, of course, but they do…
Read More: Workplace culture and why disability inclusion is more than a policy choice →
Posted on Monday, December 8th, 2025
Inclusion Scotland is a Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO), run and led by disabled people. We work to ensure disabled people are fully included and recognised as equal citizens. The Assisted Dying Bill has cleared the first two stages in the Scottish…
Read More: Inclusion Scotland’s Assisted Dying Bill Briefing →
Posted on Friday, December 5th, 2025
If you’ve ever wondered whether hosting a disabled intern could work for your organisation, the short answer is yes. The longer answer? Absolutely and here’s why. With applications now open for the 2026–27 financial year, this is the perfect moment…
Read More: Top 4 Reasons To Host A Disabled Intern →
Posted on Friday, December 5th, 2025
Inclusion Scotland is inviting employers to take part in our Employment and Internship Programme. This programme is a national initiative that opens doors for disabled people while helping organisations build confidence, skills, and capacity around inclusive employment. About the Programme…
Read More: Host a Disabled Intern – Support, Learn, Grow →
Posted on Thursday, November 27th, 2025
Disabled people in Scotland are more likely to experience poverty than non-disabled people. Cuts to vital support, rising costs, and barriers to fair social security make everyday life harder. At Inclusion Scotland, we believe disabled people should have a direct…
Read More: Help Shape Our Poverty and Social Security Lived Experience Group →
Posted on Tuesday, November 25th, 2025
Inclusion Scotland has launched a new survey to gather first-hand experiences of how cuts to Self Directed Support (SDS) – particularly Direct Payments – are affecting disabled people across Scotland. If you receive Direct Payments through Option 1 of SDS, we would like to hear from you. …
Read More: New survey launched: Tell us how Self Directed Support cuts are affecting you →
Posted on Friday, November 21st, 2025
Together with the Sensing Climate Project and Environmental Rights Centre Scotland, we are working to make climate emergency planning more disability-inclusive. Read a summary of the work so far. Foreword by Maia Pace, Policy and Research Officer, Inclusion Scotland Climate…
Read More: Disability-inclusive climate emergency planning →
Posted on Friday, November 14th, 2025
Today we say goodbye to a giant of Scotland’s Independent Living Movement. Etienne d’Aboville was the founding member of Glasgow Centre for Independent Living and the Independent Living in Scotland Project. But he was so much more than that. He…
Read More: In Memory of Etienne d’Aboville – Former CEO of GCIL →
