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Inclusion Scotland is a ‘Disabled People’s Organisation’ (DPO) – led by disabled people ourselves. Inclusion Scotland works to achieve positive changes to policy and practice, so that we disabled people are fully included throughout all Scottish society as equal citizens.  Inclusion Scotland broadly supports the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill, which follows extensive engagement with… Continue Reading MSP Briefing: Scottish Parliament Debate, Stage One, Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill – 15 December 2020

This MSP briefing was written for the Scottish Parliament Debate on the Programme for Government on 2nd September 2020 Inclusion Scotland is a ‘Disabled People’s Organisation’ (DPO) – led by disabled people ourselves. Inclusion Scotland works to achieve positive changes to policy and practice, so that we disabled people are fully included throughout all Scottish… Continue Reading Inclusion Scotland MSP Briefing: Disabled People’s Employment and Employability

This MSP briefing was written for the Scottish Parliament Debate on Programme for Government 2020-2021 02 September 2020 Inclusion Scotland is a ‘Disabled People’s Organisation’ (DPO) – led by disabled people ourselves. Inclusion Scotland works to achieve positive changes to policy and practice, so that we disabled people are fully included throughout all Scottish society… Continue Reading Inclusion Scotland MSP Briefing: Independent Review of Adult Social Care Support

A letter from Scottish Government about social care support workers being key workers was published on the 30 March 2020. You can view the letter on the Scottish Government’s website. We are pleased that lived experience is being used to address issues as urgent as this, as we have been pushing hard for action on… Continue Reading Covid-19 and Social Care Support Briefing

Read the Easy Read version of the Social Model here. What you do about disability depends very much on what you think causes disability. If a wheelchair user can’t get on a bus you might think this is because of their impairment. You might therefore think the answer is to cure or treat the person’s… Continue Reading The Social Model of Disability

We produced the following briefing for MSPs ahead of debate on the Scottish Government’s Disability Delivery Plan: Inclusion Scotland MSP Briefing Disability Delivery Plan 081216… Continue Reading Disability Delivery Plan – Parliamentary Briefing

We were delighted to have mentioned no less than seven times during the debate on “Dignity, Fairness and Respect in Disability Benefits” in the Scottish Parliament on 10th June 2016: Adam Tomkins (Glasgow) (Con): I thank the Scottish campaign for welfare reform for the event that it held in the Parliament yesterday evening, which I… Continue Reading Inclusion Scotland mentioned throughout Scottish Parliament Social Security debate

Inclusion Scotland has released a guide to the impacts of welfare reform on disabled people. The booklet is available in PDF format using the link below:  … Continue Reading Welfare reform impacts guide