A coalition of disability charities is urging all 32 Scottish local authorities to maintain vital funding for children and young people with additional support needs (ASN).
The children and young people concerned, an estimated 199,000 in total, include those with physical, sensory or learning disabilities in mainstream education, as well as those with health conditions. Continue reading Disability charities urge Scottish councils not to cut special needs funding
People with hidden disabilities will soon be able to access Blue Badge parking permits, thanks to the rollout of new guidance today. Continue reading Review of Blue Badge fraud as scheme is extended to those with ‘hidden disabilities’
EDINBURGH-based care specialist Blackwood has been praised by Scotland’s major regulatory body for helping people with disabilities live life to the fullest. Continue reading Blackwood scores high with Care Watchdog
Get your baguettes and hampers ready to celebrate National Picnic Day (23 April) and the increasingly warm weather. A variety of top accessible and inclusive parks feature in Rough Guide to Accessible Britain to inspire people with diverse needs to enjoy a fun day out. Continue reading Accessible parks for National Picnic Day
The Wheelyboat Trust and Angling Trust have partnered together to part-fund seven new Coulam 16 Wheelyboats that will enable clubs and fisheries across the UK to provide disabled anglers, and wheelchair users in particular, with access to their waters and the fishing. Continue reading Angling Trust and The Wheelyboat Trust to make a splash with seven new boats
Hundreds of thousands of disabled pensioners will no longer have to go through unnecessary reassessments for disability benefits, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd announced yesterday. While charities welcomed the announcement, they argue that the measures just don’t go far enough. Continue reading No more Nasty Party? Amber Rudd softens approach to disabled pensioners
The Fair Work Convention today published its report Fair Work in Scotland’s Social Care Sector 2019. The report calls for urgent interventions by policy makers, commissioners and leaders in the social care sector to improve the quality of work and employment for the 200,000 strong workforce in Scotland.
The Scottish Greens have urged the Holyrood government to put fair work at the heart of social care by accepting the report’s recommendations in full. Continue reading Not fair: report calls for better deal for care workers
Public consultation launched today
Continue reading Better sanitary facilities for disabled people
Steps prevent people with disabilities from using 40% of Great Britain’s railway stations, according to research published by disability charity Leonard Cheshire. Continue reading Disability charity calls for step change in railway stations
Scottish Business Minister to join line-up at event to make disability more visible in the workplace
The Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills will be joining senior Scottish business leaders, artists and campaigners at a free conference in Edinburgh on Tuesday 11 December, aimed at improving openness in the workplace around disability. Continue reading Exploring Identity: Disability and identity Conference
