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Press Release: 50 people sought to help shape future of adult social care support

By admin | Health and Social Care, News, Policy and Parliament, Policy Panels, Press Releases, Publications | Comments are Closed | 25 September, 2018 | 0

Up to 50 volunteers from across Scotland are being sought for an innovative new project that will help shape the future of adult social care support in Scotland. The People-led Policy Panel project, being launched by Inclusion Scotland, and funded by the Scottish Government, is a new innovative engagement structure to make sure that people… Continue Reading Press Release: 50 people sought to help shape future of adult social care support

Press Release: Election Fund for Disabled Candidates opens

By admin | Access to Elected Office, Access to Politics, Employability and Civic Participation, News, Press Releases | Comments are Closed | 14 September, 2018 | 0

From Monday 17 September 2018 the Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland) will be open for applicants running for selection and as candidates for the Scottish Parliament elections in 2021. The Fund, which is delivered by Inclusion Scotland and financed by the Scottish Government, offers financial assistance to disabled people running in the 2021 Scottish Parliament… Continue Reading Press Release: Election Fund for Disabled Candidates opens

Press Release: Global Summit “blatant attempt to divert attention from UK Government’s disastrous record”

By admin | Events, News, Press Releases, Publications, Rights and Legal Issues | Comments are Closed | 23 July, 2018 | 0

The UK Government’s Global Disability Summit on disabled people’s human rights is a “blatant attempt to divert attention from its own disastrous record on human rights and the damage its own policies have inflicted on UK disabled people,” according to leading Scottish Disabled People’s Organisation, Inclusion Scotland. Sally Witcher, Chief Executive Officer of Inclusion Scotland… Continue Reading Press Release: Global Summit “blatant attempt to divert attention from UK Government’s disastrous record”

Press Release: Scottish Political Leaders back Access Charter

By admin | Employability and Civic Participation, Events, News, Press Releases, Publications, Rights and Legal Issues | Comments are Closed | 14 June, 2018 | 0

Scotland’s political leaders have today given their backing to an Access to Politics Charter, coproduced by Inclusion Scotland and disabled people, to address the under-representation of disabled people in Scottish public life. At an event in the Scottish Parliament, hosted on behalf of the Presiding Officer by Deputy Presiding Officer Linda Fabiani MSP, the Leaders… Continue Reading Press Release: Scottish Political Leaders back Access Charter

Press Release: Housing “hidden crisis” report welcomed

By admin | Housing, News, Press Releases | Comments are Closed | 11 May, 2018 | 0

Inclusion Scotland has welcomed the publication of a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) that highlights that Scotland’s disabled people are being failed by Government policy and local government inaction. Heather Fisken, Manager of Independent Living in Scotland said “This is indeed a hidden crisis.  Disabled people living in unsuitable housing are denied… Continue Reading Press Release: Housing “hidden crisis” report welcomed

Press Release: Successful Access to Elected Office Fund reopens

By admin | Access to Elected Office, Access to Politics, Employability and Civic Participation, News, Press Releases | Comments are Closed | 6 May, 2018 | 0

Marking the anniversary of the successful Access to Elected Office Pilot Fund Scotland which supported disabled candidates to stand in the 2017 Scottish Council Elections, Inclusion Scotland are now looking for expressions of interest from potential disabled candidates for the Scottish Parliament elections in 2021. Publishing the report of the evaluation on the fund, which… Continue Reading Press Release: Successful Access to Elected Office Fund reopens

Press Release: New focus needed to tackle disability employment gap in Scotland

By admin | Employability and Civic Participation, Events, News, Press Releases, Publications, Rights and Legal Issues | Comments are Closed | 30 April, 2018 | 0

Despite millions of pounds being pumped into programmes aiming to assist disabled people into work the employment gap between disabled and non-disabled people in Scotland persists, with disabled people in Scotland being half as likely to be employed as non-disabled people according to a unique report launched today by Inclusion Scotland. Drawing on the views… Continue Reading Press Release: New focus needed to tackle disability employment gap in Scotland

Press Release: Disabled People welcome improved Social Security Bill

By admin | News, Policy and Parliament, Poverty, Press Releases, Rights and Legal Issues, Social Security | Comments are Closed | 26 April, 2018 | 0

Scotland’s leading Disabled People’s Organisation, Inclusion Scotland, has welcomed the passing of a “significantly improved” Social Security Bill by the Scottish Parliament today. Bill Scott, Inclusion Scotland’s Director of Policy said “As an organisation we have had a hand in achieving significant improvements to the original Bill by securing amendments that have granted disabled people… Continue Reading Press Release: Disabled People welcome improved Social Security Bill

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