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Activate: A report about the issues faced by young disabled people in Scotland and about their activism for change. In the last year we have been reaching out to young disabled people, aged 16-30 to find out what matters most to them and their ideas for policy change in Scotland. Young disabled people told us… Continue Reading Activate

Disabled Leaders Network Inclusion Scotland is hoping to build a ‘leadership network’. This will be a network comprising of disabled people who want to become stronger leaders within their community, workplace, education setting, or within politics and activism. The overarching aim of this network is to re-position disabled people from being viewed by society as… Continue Reading Disabled Leaders Network -Steering Group Applications

2018 is the Year of Young People in Scotland – is life for young disabled people getting better?  From facing negative attitudes from others, experiencing hate crime, struggling to get the right care and support, feeling socially isolated, facing difficulties travelling via public transport, or getting into and on at work, young disabled people in… Continue Reading #OurInclusiveScotland campaign

Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL) is the world’s first major research programme led by disabled people.  It is a 5-year, Big Lottery Funded, UK-wide programme. The programme partners are: Disability Rights UK (England), Disability Wales, Disability Action Northern Ireland and Inclusion Scotland. About the research The four DRILL partners are carrying out… Continue Reading Inclusion Scotland looking for disabled people who have been treated unfairly to take part in research project

Do you think your ideas and lived experience of adult social care support could make a difference to how decisions are made in Scotland in the future? We do! If you do too, join us to help set the agenda, inform decisions and shape adult health and social care support services in the future. We… Continue Reading Health, Social Care Support and Integration Policy Panel

In November the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Professor Philip Alston, will undertake an official visit to the UK at the invitation of the UK Government. His visit will focus on the links between poverty and the realization of human rights in the United Kingdom. The Special Rapporteur is… Continue Reading UN Human Rights and Poverty – What is your experience?

What does the Scottish Government need to do on our human rights?  In August 2017, the United Nations Committee reviewed how well the UK is preforming on disability rights and how it is meeting its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).  The Committee set out recommendations for the… Continue Reading Human Rights: What’s next for Scotland? Report