What is the #myworkstory campaign? On Friday 1 December 2017, Independent Living in Scotland, part of Inclusion Scotland, is launched #myworkstory, a social media campaign to encourage disabled people to get talking about being themselves at work. The campaign marks International Day of Disabled People 2017 on 3rd December 2017, and will use the experiences shared… Continue Reading #myworkstory campaign
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Employability and Civic Participation, Engagement, News, We Can Work News | Comments are Closed | 30 November, 2017 | 0
Blogs, Employability and Civic Participation, Intern stories, Internships, We Can Work News | Comments are Closed | 1 November, 2017 | 2
Ross is doing an internship with the Fair Work Directorate at the Scottish Government in their Glasgow offices. Ross’s internship was set up through our We Can Work Internship Programme, which aims to support disabled people into internships which will boost their career prospects and confidence in work. You can find out more about We… Continue Reading Ross’s Intern Blog – Halving the Disability Employment Gap
Ross is doing an internship with the Fair Work Directorate at the Scottish Government at one of their Glasgow offices. My initial reactions of the Scottish Government are overwhelmingly positive, although it did take me a while to get used to not asking to go to lunch (I still do!). The most positive aspect perhaps… Continue Reading This is my pursuit of happiness!
Blogs, Employability Resources, News, We Can Work News | Comments are Closed | 19 September, 2017 | 0
Jill is one of our interns on the Disability Equality Internship Programme, placed with Bobath Scotland as a Media Intern. Here she details the key things she feels employers and colleagues should bear in mind when working with disabled people. You can read Jill’s internship blog here As a disabled person who is in employment, I think… Continue Reading How to create an inclusive workplace
Blogs, Employability and Civic Participation, We Can Work News | Comments are Closed | 23 January, 2017 | 0
On Friday, members of Inclusion Scotland attended the Scottish Parliament to learn more about engaging with its work. These sessions will help us make sure that disabled people’s views and experiences are heard in the Parliament in a variety of ways including cross party groups, committees, petitions and parliamentary questions. Firstly, we had a tour… Continue Reading Inclusion Scotland at The Scottish Parliament
Our former intern Ryan recently made this documentary film that highlights the importance of having disabled people fully represented in parliament. He met up with Rhoda Grant and Siobhan McMahon of the Scottish Labour Party, and Dennis Robertson of the SNP to discuss their experiences of disability in politics. “Road To Holyrood” was produced by… Continue Reading Disability and Politics: The Road to Holyrood