News: Disability Equality Scotland’s Response to Programme for Government Announcement Disability Equality Scotland welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to disabled people and disabled peoples’ organisations through the Programme for Government for 2023/2024. The re-opening of the Independent Living Fund Scotland in 2024 is very welcomed.  This was a recommendation for the Independent Rev...

Disability Equality Scotland Welcomes New Staff and Trustee We are delighted to welcome Ian, Pamela, and Sonya to our staff team and Zara Todd as a new director on our board. A big warm welcome to Ian, Pamela, Sonya, and Zara! Zara Todd – Director   Zara Todd is a disability activist, researcher, trainer, and facilitator. She is based in Edinburgh with her husband and two cats. Originally from Lon...

Weekly Poll – Scottish Government National Outcomes Each week Disability Equality Scotland sends out a poll question to our members and for the week beginning 7 May 2023, we asked a question about the Scottish Government National Outcomes. Any identifying information within respondents’ comments has been removed. Please note that this is a snapshot of the views of our membership and does not refle...

Weekly Poll – Rising Food Costs Each week Disability Equality Scotland sends out a poll question to our members and for the week beginning 24 April, we asked a question about rising food costs. Any identifying information within respondents’ comments has been removed. Please note that this is a snapshot of the views of our membership and does not reflect the policy stance of Disability Equality Sc...

New Webinar: Low Emission Zones and Blue Badges, Wednesday 24 May 2023, 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Low Emission Zones have been introduced in the city centres of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, and Glasgow to improve air quality and people’s health. Vehicle restrictions will begin in Glasgow from 1 June 2023, with the other three cities following in 2024. Blue Badge holders are exempt from Low Emission Zones ...

Webinar: Discussing the Future of the Accessible Travel Framework – Wednesday 8 February 2023 In partnership with Transport Scotland, Disability Equality Scotland hosted a webinar for our members in relation to the ongoing review of the Accessible Travel Framework. This webinar took place on Wednesday 8 February 2023. The webinar was hosted via Zoom and was supported by captioning, as well as Brit...

Weekly Poll – Alcohol Advertising Each week Disability Equality Scotland sends out a poll question to our members on a topical issue and for the week beginning 6 March 2023, we asked our members about restricting alcohol advertising. Please note that this is a snapshot of the views of our membership and does not reflect the policy stance of Disability Equality Scotland. If you plan to reference th...

Weekly Poll – A Scotland That Cares Each week Disability Equality Scotland sends out a poll question to our members on a topical issue. For the week beginning 13 February 2023, we asked our members about the ‘A Scotland That Cares’ campaign. Please note this is a snapshot of the views of our membership and does not reflect the policy stance of Disability Equality Scotland. If you plan to reference...

Disability Equality Scotland At 20: Accessible Travel Framework Research and Evaluation Project Disability Equality Scotland (DES) is a national membership organisation focussed on the needs of disabled people and disability groups/organisations and led by them and their lived experiences. We want to hear about your experiences of accessibility, inclusion, and equality – both good and bad! Across ...

Weekly Poll – Disability Employment Gap Each week Disability Equality Scotland sends out a poll question to our members on a topical issue and for the week beginning 30 January 2023, we asked our members about the Disability Employment Gap. Any identifying information within respondents’ comments has been removed. Please note that this is a snapshot of the views of our membership and does not refl...