Webinar: Discussing the Future of the Accessible Travel Framework, Wednesday 8 February 2023 2:00pm – 3:30pm This webinar will be an opportunity to discuss what you think the key priorities for Accessible Travel in Scotland should be in the coming years and share your insights about what impactful change you would like to see. We will hear from Steven Dora, the Accessible Travel and Blue Badge Policy Team Leader for Transport Scotland and Lyn Pornaro the Chief Executive Officer for Disability Equality Scotland. They will both share updates of where Transport Scotland and Disability Equality Scotland are now with the
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Scottish Charities Demand Retailers Provide Braille Labelling on Food Products On World Braille Day, 04 January 2023, Sight Scotland, Oban and District Access Panel, and Disability Equality Scotland, launched a campaign demanding that new requirements are placed on retailers to provide braille labelling on food products. Currently, braille labelling is only required for medicines, meaning braille users are not able to identify the food products they wish to purchase and use. The charities are calling for a statutory duty to be placed on businesses and retailers to provide braille labels on food products detailing the name of the item and
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Thank You and Merry Christmas!  As we approach the end of another year, it is traditionally a time of reflection and thank you. So let me start with the thank you – to our members, Access Panels, sponsors, funders and partners – Thank You.  Without your continued support, Disability Equality Scotland would not be where it is today – continually working towards Equality, Inclusion and Participation for all disabled people in Scotland. As I reflect on the year (for me at Disability Equality Scotland, that is just 1 and a half months), I am drawn to the fact that it
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Festive Opening Hours Please note that the Disability Equality Scotland office will close for the festive period on Thursday 22 December 2022, and we will return on Thursday 5 January 2023. If you have any queries, please email admin@disabilityequality.scot and we will respond on our return. From our staff team and the Board of Disability Equality Scotland, we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best of 2023!
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Join the Disability Equality Scotland Board! Position: Director An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Board of Directors! This will involve working closely with other Board members to provide governance and contribute to the overall strategy of the organisation, ensuring that it meets its objectives and primary aims as a charitable organisation. In this position you will also be required to: Ensure effectiveness of, and accountability for Disability Equality Scotland’s operations, aligned with our primary aims and criteria set by our funders. Communicate effectively with Board members, the Chief Executive Officer and staff, as well as other stakeholders, including
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Programme for Government 2022 – Disability Equality Scotland Response Morven Brooks, CEO of Disability Equality Scotland, has given her response to the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2022. We are living through unprecedented times for many people, but none more so than for disabled people, who have for years now struggled financially and socially.  The cost-of-living crisis only threatens to deepen the inequalities which exist in Scotland, and there is a genuine fear that disabled people will be left to bear the brunt. Disability Equality Scotland is already hearing from disabled people right across Scotland of the devastating impact that
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Disability Equality Scotland – CEO Announcement Disability Equality Scotland announces that after 6 years in CEO post and 10 years with the organisation, Morven Brooks will be departing from the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective from October 2022. Morven commented: “It is with both sadness and gratitude that I announce I will be moving on from Disability Equality Scotland as Chief Executive Officer. I have been offered the role as Chief Executive with Voluntary Action Orkney and excited to be working with and supporting the third sector in Orkney. Over the last six years, in my current capacity as
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We are recruiting for a new Deputy CEO! Working alongside the CEO, the Deputy CEO will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation from an operational perspective as well as managing a broad number of projects and initiatives within Disability Equality Scotland. The closing date for applications is 12pm on Wednesday 6 July with interviews taking place 18/19 July. Full details and information can be obtained by emailing recruitment@brucetaitassociates.com or by visiting https://vacancies.brucetaitassociates.net/post.php?s=2022-06-13-deputy-ceo&
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