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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!

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

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