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This is an opportunity for a Deaf or a disabled person to work with Historic Environment Scotland (HES) on a project support the development of the HES British Sign Language Action Plan, based in Edinburgh. Role:                  Equalities intern Payment:            £9.00 per hour… Continue Reading Equalities Internship with Historic Environment Scotland (closing date 19 August 2019)

This is an opportunity for a disabled person to work with Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) on a project to review communications with customers, based in Edinburgh. Role:                  Communications intern Payment:            £9.00 per hour Accountable to: Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) Contract: … Continue Reading Communications Internship with Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (closing date 14 August 2019)

This is an opportunity for a disabled person to work with CAPS on their collective advocacy project ‘Out of Sight Out of Mind (OOSOOM)’ in Edinburgh. Role:                   Exhibition Assistant Internship Payment:            £9.33 per hour Accountable to: CAPS Independent Advocacy Contract:  Up to… Continue Reading Exhibition Assistant Internship with CAPS Independent Advocacy (closing date 22 July 2019)

This is an opportunity for a Deaf or disabled person to work  in the Allowances Office at Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Role:                    Allowances Assistant internship Payment:            £9.00 per hour Accountable to: Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) Contract:  455 hours in total,… Continue Reading Allowances Assistant Internship with Scottish Parliament Corporate Body (closing date 12 August 2019)

This is an opportunity for a Deaf or disabled person to work  in the Committee Office at Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Role:                    Communications Development internship Payment:            £9.00 per hour Accountable to: Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) Contract:  455 hours in total,… Continue Reading Communications Development Internship with Scottish Parliament Corporate Body (closing date 12 August 2019)

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

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

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