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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