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The Scottish Independent Living Coalition of Disabled People’s Organisations has produced a statement about access to healthcare for disabled people during COVID-19 pandemic.  This has been sent to Ministers, Boards, Royal Colleges, CoSLA and many others who have a role to play in ensuring our human rights.  This statement covers Do Not Resuscitate notices and… Continue Reading SILC Statement on NHS and Rights of Disabled People

In December 2016, the Equality and Human Rights Commission launched a formal inquiry on housing for disabled people. During the inquiry, disabled people, including June and Michelle who are featured in this video, told us about the terrible situations they found themselves in – sometimes being stuck in unsuitable housing for years with no opportunities… Continue Reading EHRC guest blog: New EHRC guide for disabled people seeking accessible housing

On Tuesday 22nd May the Scottish Parliament had a debate about the disability employment gap, and how Scotland could make employment fairer for disabled people. At the moment, 42% of working age disabled people are in work compared to 80% of non disabled people. The Scottish Government recently held a Congress on the issue and… Continue Reading MSPs debate inequality in employment for disabled people

The popular Ken Loach film, I, Daniel Blake has various free community screenings across Scotland in the coming months.  A full list is available here.… Continue Reading I, Daniel Blake community screenings

On Friday, members of Inclusion Scotland attended the Scottish Parliament to learn more about engaging with its work. These sessions will help us make sure that disabled people’s views and experiences are heard in the Parliament in a variety of ways including cross party groups, committees, petitions and parliamentary questions. Firstly, we had a tour… Continue Reading Inclusion Scotland at The Scottish Parliament