The evening of Tuesday 30th May, just over a week before the General Election, Inclusion Scotland, and a coalition of other equalities organisations, hosted a hustings where party representatives could address equalities issues, chaired by Juliette Swann of Amnesty International. The organisations belonging to this coalition all work to overcome discrimination and exclusion for marginalised and… Continue Reading Inclusion Scotland co-hosts General Election #EqualityHustings
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We have produced a manifesto for the General Election on June 8th 2017 and are calling on candidates to pledge their support Manifesto for Inclusion June 2017 (doc) Manifesto for Inclusion June 2017 (pdf)… Continue Reading Inclusion Scotland General Election 2017 Manifesto for Inclusion
Access to Elected Office, Access to Politics, Employability and Civic Participation, News | 1 comment | 4 May, 2017 | 0
Across Scotland on May 4th 2017 there are 39 disabled candidates who have been supported by the Access to Elected Office Fund pilot administered by Inclusion Scotland. You can find the full list of candidates being supported through the Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland) on this page, along with the wards they are standing… Continue Reading Access to Elected Office fund candidates election results
Access to Elected Office, Access to Politics, Employability and Civic Participation, News | Comments are Closed | 20 February, 2016 | 0
PRESS RELEASE – Embargo 1430 February 20th 2016 Inclusion Scotland warmly welcomes today’s announcement by the Scottish Government of funding to widen disabled people’s access to participation in politics. The new “Democratic Participation Fund for Disabled People” will help level the playing field by awarding grants to disabled people seeking selection or election in the… Continue Reading New fund to boost disabled people’s democratic participation