This is Inclusion Scotland and the People-led Policy Panel’s consultation response for the National Care Service bill stage 2 draft amendments.
This is a list of the DPO’s in Scotland which make up the Scottish Independent Living Coalition (SILC).
This a report from our event for young disabled people in November/December 2019

A toolkit on co-production for disabled people and their organisations.
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Briefing Version 2, published 12/06/23: this is the updated version of our cost of living briefing. We will continue to update due to the changing nature of the cost of living crisis and as new issues and evidence emerges.
Evidence Pack, published 12/06/23: this Evidence Pack supports the asks made in our Policy Briefing Version 2.
Version 1, published 22/11/2022: Please note that because of the rapidly changing nature of the cost of living crisis, we intend to publish further versions of this briefing to reflect the experiences of disabled people and the evidence for effective policy recommendations. Future briefings may develop particular ideas and policy proposals in more depth.
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Inclusion Scotland’s activities from April 2020 – March 2021.

Inclusion Scotland’s activities from April 2020 – March 2021.

Inclusion Scotland’s activities from April 2020 – March 2021.



This report set’s out Inclusion Scotland’s response to the Adult Disability Payment consultation March 2021.

This report set’s out Inclusion Scotland’s response to the Adult Disability Payment consultation March 2021.

There has never been a more important time for remote working to be effective and accessible to everyone. This guide offers advice, hints and tips for making remote working successful.

There has never been a more important time for remote working to be effective and accessible to everyone. This guide offers advice, hints and tips for making remote working successful.

Application form for vacancy of Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland) Decision Panel member.

Role description and person spec for vacancy of Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland) Decision Panel member.






In applying for a job with us you are providing us with personal information (personal data). Under data protection law, we are obliged to tell you certain things, which are set out in this document. .

Our Access to Public Appointments Evaluation Report makes eight recommendations for making public bodies and their Boards more accessible to and more representative of disabled people.

Our Access to Public Appointments Evaluation Report makes eight recommendations for making public bodies and their Boards more accessible to and more representative of disabled people.

Please see below for a downloadable version of In Work Support Template. This document can aid the discussion of barriers in work. This is best completed by the individual prior to a meeting with a line manager and/or HR. Not all the questions have to be answered or explored in more detail. It depends on what the individual is comfortable with.

Please see below for our helpful checklist on how to make online meetings more inclusive and accessible for everyone.



Inclusion Scotland’s activities from April 2019 – March 2020.

Inclusion Scotland’s activities from April 2019 – March 2020.


Date of publication: 8 December 2017

A briefing created for the Scottish Parliament Elections 2021 on the need to use Scottish Social Security powers to help reduce the number of disabled people living in poverty.

A briefing created for the Scottish Parliament Elections 2021 on the need to use Scottish Social Security powers to help reduce the number of disabled people living in poverty.

The Access to Politics Charter is a list of commitments that political parties have signed up to. It aims to reduce the barriers to participation in politics for disabled people. The commitments were co-produced with disabled activist from across Scotland.

The Access to Politics Charter is a list of commitments that political parties have signed up to. It aims to reduce the barriers to participation in politics for disabled people. The commitments were co-produced with disabled activist from across Scotland.

The Access to Politics Charter is a list of commitments that political parties have signed up to. It aims to reduce the barriers to participation in politics for disabled people. The commitments were co-produced with disabled activist from across Scotland.

A guide for disabled people looking to get involved in politics, and all those who wish to make politics more accessible for disabled people.

A guide for disabled people looking to get involved in politics, and all those who wish to make politics more accessible for disabled people.

A guide for disabled people looking to get involved in politics, and all those who wish to make politics more accessible for disabled people.

A guide for disabled people looking to get involved in politics, and all those who wish to make politics more accessible for disabled people.

A guide for disabled people looking to get involved in politics, and all those who wish to make politics more accessible for disabled people.

A guide for disabled people looking to get involved in politics, and all those who wish to make politics more accessible for disabled people.

A guide for disabled people looking to get involved in politics, and all those who wish to make politics more accessible for disabled people.

A guide for disabled people looking to get involved in politics, and all those who wish to make politics more accessible for disabled people.

A guide for disabled people looking to get involved in politics, and all those who wish to make politics more accessible for disabled people.

A guide for disabled people looking to get involved in politics, and all those who wish to make politics more accessible for disabled people.

A guide for disabled people looking to get involved in politics, and all those who wish to make politics more accessible for disabled people.

A guide for disabled people looking to get involved in politics, and all those who wish to make politics more accessible for disabled people.

This is a summary of our Rights at Risk report in Easy Read. Rights At Risk is a comprehensive look at our original survey findings of over 800 disabled people’s experience of Covid-19. It takes stock of the situation disabled people were in before the pandemic, what happened to disabled people during the first months of the crisis as emergency responses were rolled out, what the long-term impact of the crisis might be for disabled people and what needs to happen now. We quote directly from the real life examples that people shared with us.

This is a summary of our Rights at Risk report. Rights At Risk is a comprehensive look at our original survey findings of over 800 disabled people’s experience of Covid-19. It takes stock of the situation disabled people were in before the pandemic, what happened to disabled people during the first months of the crisis as emergency responses were rolled out, what the long-term impact of the crisis might be for disabled people and what needs to happen now. We quote directly from the real life examples that people shared with us.

A summary of our Rights at Risk report. Rights At Risk is a comprehensive look at our original survey findings of over 800 disabled people’s experience of Covid-19. It takes stock of the situation disabled people were in before the pandemic, what happened to disabled people during the first months of the crisis as emergency responses were rolled out, what the long-term impact of the crisis might be for disabled people and what needs to happen now. We quote directly from the real life examples that people shared with us.

Rights At Risk is a comprehensive look at our original survey findings of over 800 disabled people’s experience of Covid-19. It takes stock of the situation disabled people were in before the pandemic, what happened to disabled people during the first months of the crisis as emergency responses were rolled out, what the long-term impact of the crisis might be for disabled people and what needs to happen now. We quote directly from the real life examples that people shared with us.

Rights At Risk is a comprehensive look at our original survey findings of over 800 disabled people’s experience of Covid-19. It takes stock of the situation disabled people were in before the pandemic, what happened to disabled people during the first months of the crisis as emergency responses were rolled out, what the long-term impact of the crisis might be for disabled people and what needs to happen now. We quote directly from the real life examples that people shared with us.

Initial findings from Inclusion Scotland’s survey of over 800 disabled people’s experiences of Covid-19. Published in May 2020.

Initial findings from Inclusion Scotland’s survey of over 800 disabled people’s experiences of Covid-19. Published in May 2020.

Research on disabled people’s experiences of shielding during the pandemic. Many stated that they felt left behind or abandoned and that services that were supposed to provide support were failing. People who were shielding felt they were going to be left behind as restrictions were lifted for the general population.

Research on disabled people’s experiences of shielding during the pandemic. Many stated that they felt left behind or abandoned and that services that were supposed to provide support were failing. People who were shielding felt they were going to be left behind as restrictions were lifted for the general population.

This short guide will give you some hints and tips on how to make your social media more accessible. This is the Word version.

This short guide will give you some hints and tips on how to make your social media more accessible.

2017-2018 was another very busy year for Inclusion Scotland. We not only worked to influence policy, notably on Social Security, we also supported disabled people through the Access to Elected Office Fund to become policymakers themselves. Find out more about all our areas of work in our Annual Report 2017-2018.

Our DPOs Scotland Directory tells you about Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) in Scotland, what we do and how to contact us. It has been produced to help put organisations and individuals in touch with Disabled People’s Organisations.