Posted on Tuesday, June 13th, 2023
The cost of living crisis continues to take an unrelenting and horrific toll on disabled people, with many struggling to survive. This must not be allowed to become the ‘new normal’ and to fade from the headlines and the political…
Read More: Disabled People, Poverty and the Cost of Living Crisis – Briefing Update →
Posted on Friday, May 12th, 2023
From social care support and day centres to swimming pools and libraries, council services are a vital lifeline for many disabled people. However, we are aware of reports that council services used by disabled people are being cut. This is…
Read More: Cuts to council services – disabled people’s experiences →
Posted on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023
Read our Conference Report ‘Stacked Against Us’ to learn more about disabled people’s experience of the cost-of-living crisis and what needs to be done about it. The rising costs of food and energy, the decreasing value of benefits, discrimination in…
Read More: Stacked Against Us: disabled people’s poverty and the cost-of-living crisis →
Posted on Monday, April 3rd, 2023
The UK Government’s Spring Budget (15th March 2023) included proposals to get rid of the Work Capability Assessment. But the proposals to replace it with the assessment used for Personal Independence Payment, or the Adult Disability Payment in Scotland, could…
Posted on Monday, March 27th, 2023
Image Credit: Different Minds. To mark World Autism Acceptance Week 2023 (27 March – 2 April), I’d like to explain why it helps if employers have an autism-friendly culture. And to signpost to some resources that indicate what an autism-friendly…
Read More: Working with autistic colleagues by a former WeCanWork Intern →
Posted on Friday, March 3rd, 2023
The Scottish Government recently published a consultation about the mobility component of Adult Disability Payment (ADP). The consultation asks questions about the mobility criteria and people’s experience of applying for, claiming and being transferred to ADP. Inclusion Scotland will be…
Read More: Adult Disability Payment – Have your say on the mobility component →
Posted on Monday, January 16th, 2023
From not being able to heat their homes, to cutting down on using things like electric wheelchairs and oxygen machines, disabled people are struggling with the cost of living crisis. Our new report reveals how disabled people are coping with…
Read More: Cost of living crisis hits disabled people hard- New Report Published. →
Posted on Thursday, December 1st, 2022
In this series of three short films, we highlight our learning about remote working and running online meetings throughout the pandemic. We explore some of the main issues and barriers faced by disabled people working remotely and attending online meetings….
Read More: Inclusion Scotland’s guide to remote working and online meetings. →
Posted on Monday, August 15th, 2022
‘Locked in the Hospital’ – Tonight (15 August 2022), BBC Scotland airs a documentary exposing stories of disabled people locked into hospitals, far from home, and their families’ fight to get them home. Inclusion Scotland, C-Change Scotland and other Scottish…
Posted on Friday, March 18th, 2022
This report is the culmination of a six-month project undertaken by Inclusion Scotland and a Steering Group of Disabled People’s Organisations and other third sector organisations to write a report to send to the United Nations Committee on the Rights…
Read More: Inclusion Scotland launches the UNCRPD Scottish Civil Society report →
