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Vacancies at VIAS

16/05/2012

Values Into Action Scotland (VIAS), a charity that works with and for people with learning difficulties and individuals on the autistic spectrum, is recruiting. VIAS wants to bring about positive change in society for people and challenge current political thinking and practice.

Funded by the Scottish Government, opportunities have arisen to build the capacity of people and their supporters to achieve their life goals through self directed support.

Trainer :  (Sessional - as and when needed)

May 2012 Newsletter Uploaded

08/05/2012

Our May newsletter is now available to either download or read online. This edition carries stories about

'Campaign for a Fair Society' Fundraiser

29/06/2012 19:00
29/06/2012 23:45

    ‘Campaign for a Fair Society’ Fundraiser

                               Ivory Blacks,

Pat's Petition

Stop and review the cuts to benefits and services which are falling disproportionately on disabled people, their carers and families

Responsible department: Department for Work and Pensions

The government were embarking on wholesale reform of the benefit system when the economic crisis struck. These welfare reforms had not been piloted and the plan was to monitor and assess the impact of the new untried approach as it was introduced in a buoyant economy. Unfortunately since then the economy has gone in to crisis and the government has simultaneously embarked on a massive programme of cuts.

Vacnacies at VIAS

16/05/2012

Values Into Action Scotland (VIAS), a charity that works with and for people with learning difficulties and individuals on the autistic spectrum, is recruiting. VIAS wants to bring about positive change in society for people and challenge current political thinking and practice.

Funded by the Scottish Government, opportunities have arisen to build the capacity of people and their supporters to achieve their life goals through self directed support.

 

Trainer :  (Sessional)

Health and Safety & Fire

26/06/2012 09:30
26/06/2012 12:30

New Training Opportunity!!

Health and Safety & Fire

26th June 2012

9.30am - 12.30pm or 1.30pm – 4.30pm

This is a chance for you to take part in the first of our training courses to help those who use self directed support, their families and staff to get free training that will help all of you.

Healthy Eating Research

02/05/2012

Are you a parent of a child with a learning disability, aged 5 to 18 years?

Do you have a few minutes to spare to fill out a brief questionnaire online? It is about your child’s eating.

For more info: https://www.survey.ed.ac.uk/readmevoluntary

Survey: https://www.survey.ed.ac.uk/menus4mitespart1

You will be helping a Trainee Clinical Psychologist to carry out research as part of training.

Let Adam Go To School

23/04/2012 07:47

Press Release

NHS FAIL AWARD WINNING CHILD POET

Multi-award winning young poet 12 year old, Adam Bojelian from Edinburgh  is fighting to be allowed to regularly attend school.

Scottish Campaign tells UN - “UK Welfare Reforms in Breach of Disabled People’s Human Rights”

31/03/2012

Today, 2nd April (10am), in Geneva, Dr Pauline Nolan, Policy Officer for Inclusion Scotland, will tell the Human Rights Council of the UN that the United Kingdom Government is in breach of its human rights obligations to disabled people.

An Invitation To Help You Tell Your Story from Gillian Davies Nippel

24/03/2012

In my life I have lived for a significant period in two of the largest economies in the world (Europe and the US) and have worked for diverse organisations, from the British Civil Service to some of the enormous multi-national corporations who govern commerce in the US, and finally, my own small technical and medical authoring company, Documents in Design.


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