Scotland’s Hidden Food Safety Crisis: Why thousands of people in Scotland Can’t Safely Identify Their Food Campaign coalition calls for braille food labelling as evidence reveals safety fears and daily indignities Alan’s hands were shaking as his family member checked the bag of chocolate mini eggs he’d bought for his transatlantic flight from America. The American version contained nuts – and Ala...

Accessible Travel Framework: Transport Surveys You may already be aware that we are collaborating with Transport Scotland to find out disabled people’s views about different modes of transport. This research will feed into the development of the follow-up to the current Accessible Travel Framework – so it is very important that we get as much feedback from disabled people as possible. If you...

A Festive Reflection: Twelve Things We Are Proud of in 2025 It is almost a tradition that at this time of year third sector organisations post a reflective blog on their past year. This normally highlights the significant challenges faced during the year, the challenging environment that they are working in and the impact on their members. Although we fully appreciate that disabled people are stil...

International Day of Disabled People: Small Wins, Big wins – The local Power of Access Panels On 3 December 2025, the world marks the United Nations International Day of Disabled People. This year’s theme is about creating communities where disabled people can fully take part and society becomes fairer. Advancing social development is not possible without the full inclusion, participation, a...

International Day of Disabled People: Celebrating Easy Read! Our Easy Read team at Disability Equality Scotland – Claire, Marit, and Shona – have been dedicated to creating Easy Read documents. They use plain English and pictures to make information clear and easy to understand. At the same time, our Training Team, Sonya and Lilly, have been helping organisations learn how to make their own Easy R...

International Day of Disabled People: Celebrating Our Members and Why Your Travel Experiences Matter! On 3 December 2025, the world marks the United Nations International Day of Disabled People. This is a day to recognise the rights of disabled people, highlight barriers to equality, and encourage action to remove those barriers. This year’s theme is about creating communities where disabled peopl...

Accessible Travel Framework: Have Your Say on Planes, Ferries and Taxis! The Accessible Travel Framework (ATF) was published in 2016. The framework was produced to: support disabled people’s rights by removing barriers and improving access to travel and; ensure disabled people are fully involved in work to improve all aspects of travel. Disability Equality Scotland (DES) is working with Transport ...

International Easy Language Day: Free Easy Read Resources! In 2024, Disability Equality Scotland and the Easy Read Toolbox set up the International Easy Read Community of Practice. This group meets online every month to share knowledge, learn from one another, and improve Easy Read practice around the world. About International Easy Language Day On 28 May each year, the world marks International E...

Information Session for Access Panels Office Bearers: Improving Access Fund We are inviting you to a friendly information session on Inspiring Scotland’s Improving Access Fund—designed especially for those in leadership roles within Access Panels. This is your chance to: Learn how the Improving Access Fund can help your panel make a real difference in your community Meet a member of the Insp...

Information Session for Access Panels Office Bearers: Improving Access Fund We are inviting you to a friendly information session on Inspiring Scotland’s Improving Access Fund—designed especially for those in leadership roles within Access Panels. This is your chance to: Learn how the Improving Access Fund can help your panel make a real difference in your community Meet a member of the Insp...