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Blue Badge Survey for Organisations

21/02/2012

This survey seeks your assistance in enabling the Scottish Government to better understand how Organisational Blue Badges are used to facilitate access to different services for disabled persons.

This survey forms part of wider research aimed at better understanding the use of the Blue Badge Scheme for disabled persons.  We want to gather information on how the Blue Badge Scheme impacts on the lives of holders and how it fits with other transport provision for disabled people.

A Call to Mobilise!

19/02/2012

As someone who grew up through the miners strikes of the 80's, the fall of heavy industry and lots of other things that saw entire communities pulled apart, I have seen a lot. Margaret Thatcher, the architect, has a lot to answer for but I am beginning to think that she was tame compared with what is happening now. At least she understood that some people needed invalidity benefit and shouldn't be forced to work. At least she encouraged investment in supported employment to help people who wanted to work to do so. This is the end of the praise for Thatcher. It pains me to do it!

The Future of Scotland

13/02/2012 09:00
22/02/2012 17:00
 

February 2012 Newsletter Now Uploaded!!

29/01/2012

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

  • Updates on the Scottish Campaign for a Fair Society
  • Equal Futures publication Planning for Tomorrow, Changes Today
  • SHRC's submission on the UK Bill of Rights
  • Community based support explained by The Centre for Welfare Reform

plus much, much more!!

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Remembering Lennox Castle - Project Launch

24/02/2012 10:00
24/02/2012 15:30

 

'Remembering Lennox Castle’ is a chance for ex-residents to tell their stories of what life was like in the ‘Castle’ and their triumphs and successes since leaving.

The project will be run by C-Change and Project Ability and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

We would like to invite ex-residents, family members of ex-residents and Staff members who worked at Lennox castle to our Project launch day.

The launch day will take place on Friday 24th of February between 10am - 3:30pm at the base of Project Ability, Trongate 103, Glasgow G51 5HD.

Responsible Reform

The authors of a new report published on 9th January have studied the submissions to the DLA consultation and reveal evidence that the consultation for DLA did not meet the Government’s own Code of Practice. They also reveal that only 7% of the respondents to the consultation, supported it fully. Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, produced one of over 450 responses, detailing objections to the proposed changes. Yet the government didn’t publish the submissions and went ahead any way.

Famous Disabled People & Inspirational Quotes

Famour disabled people and quotes

To mark the International Day of Disabled Persons 3rd December 2011, we wanted to share this inspirational video about successful disabled people and their famous quotes. 

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MESSAGE ON The International Day of Persons with Disabilities

03/12/2011 09:48

U N I T E D   N A T I O N S                            N A T I O N S   U N I E S

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

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MESSAGE ON The International Day

November 2011 Newsletter now uploaded!!

02/12/2011

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

  • Cardinal Keith O'Brien's, leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland's perspective on the UK Welfare Reforms
  • An inspiring article by Rich Donovan, a New York based disabled businessman on mining the disability market
  • A Guardian report on the sharp rise in demand for food handouts in the UK
  • Co-production explained by The Centre for Welfare Reform

plus much, much more!!

Charities Take The Campaign for a Fair Society To Holyrood

07/12/2011 13:15
07/12/2011 14:15

PRESS RELEASE

Major charities across Scotland including ENABLE Scotland and the Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland will consult with MSP’s and senior figures on the draft UK manifesto of Campaign for a Fair Society on 7th December 2011 at Holyrood.

They say that many of society’s disabled people are being forced to shoulder far more than their fair share of the Government’s austerity burden.


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