Posted on Tuesday, December 14th, 2021
By Mairi Edwards Let me start off my saying that I had never considered myself disabled or as having a learning disability. I had only just been diagnosed when I came across the WeCanWork internships. At first, I did not…
Posted on Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
This International Day for Disabled People, we are celebrating lived experience initiated, developed and led change! Get ready for our new series which will be shared in instalments over the next fortnight: Disability Inclusion a New Narrative. We went to…
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Posted on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
Inclusion Scotland have been working for the past year to highlight that disabled Scots stand to be hit hard by climate change but are often excluded or disadvantaged by actions to address it. Ahead of the 26th Conference of the…
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Posted on Thursday, October 14th, 2021
Nothing about us without us! Disabled people’s human rights in Scotland. Take part in our survey and come along to an event to tell the United Nations what life is really like for disabled people in Scotland today. Inclusion Scotland…
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Posted on Tuesday, October 12th, 2021
Inclusion Scotland has worked in collaboration with members of the The Equal Representation Coalition to create the Equal Representation in Politics Toolkit to support more under-represented people to access politics. Read on and learn more or click the on the…
Read More: Introducing The Equal Representation in Politics Toolkit →
Posted on Thursday, October 7th, 2021
Inclusion Scotland’s Annual Report 2020 – 2021 is now available for you to view and download. Please click on the link below to take you to our Annual Reports page. Download Inclusion Scotland’s Annual Report 2020 – 2021 here The…
Posted on Friday, July 30th, 2021
The Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland) is now open for disabled people standing in next year’s Scottish local council elections. The Fund offers financial and non-financial support to remove any barriers applicants may face when campaigning. It is funded…
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Posted on Friday, June 25th, 2021
Please note that we are currently in the process of moving over to our new website, and some sections are still being updated and developed. If there is information you are looking for which you cannot currently find on our…
Posted on Tuesday, June 15th, 2021
Our Access to Public Appointments Evaluation Report makes eight recommendations for making public bodies and their Boards more accessible to and more representative of disabled people.
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Posted on Monday, June 14th, 2021
For anyone thinking of applying for this internship in the future, my advice would be don’t be hesitant, as it is a great opportunity for disabled people. By Laura Murdanaigum Before my internship I was volunteering at the Remode Collective,…
