Grow Your Communication Skills with Disability Equality Scotland’s Training Courses! Are you looking to enhance your skills and make a positive impact on accessibility and inclusivity? Disability Equality Scotland is excited to deliver two training courses designed to empower individuals and organisations alike. Whether you’re an individual seeking personal growth or a business aiming to make your content more accessible, our courses can help you achieve your goals. Easy Read Training Do you want to create documents that are easily understood by everyone? Our Easy Read training course is here to help you do just that! In this course, you’ll
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Work Capability Assessment: Activities and Descriptors Consultation Survey
Work Capability Assessment: Activities and Descriptors Consultation Survey The United Kingdom Government are running a consultation on the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) as they have proposals to change how it works. The WCA is an assessment carried out for both Universal Credit (UC) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA.) The results of the WCA are used by the Department for Work and Pensions to determine who can and cannot work due to their disability or health conditions and whether or not someone qualifies to receive ESA or the Health Component of UC. The UK Governments proposed changes cover specific activities
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News: Disability Equality Scotland’s Response to Programme for Government Announcement
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 Review of Adult Social Care, a long-standing commitment of our government and consistently requested by disabled people’s organisations across Scotland. We also welcome the commitment of the Government to continue to work closely with disabled people’s organisations to enable the Immediate Priorities Plan to be finalised and action
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Disability Equality Scotland Welcomes New Staff and Trustee
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 London Zara has been involved in disability activism since childhood and co-founded the European network on independent living’s youth network. She is passionate about equity and inclusion and particularly interested in
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Webinar: Low Emission Zones and Blue Badges, Wednesday 24 May 2023, 2:00pm to 3:30pm.
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 in Scotland. In partnership with Transport Scotland and Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA), this webinar will provide you with the very latest information on the work to introduce the Low Emission Zones, as well as the
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Webinar: Discussing the Future of the Accessible Travel Framework – Wednesday 8 February 2023
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 British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters.
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Disability Equality Scotland At 20: Accessible Travel Framework Research and Evaluation Project
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 the various projects of the organisation, this information helps us when we meet and work with key decision makers, to best represent the needs, desires and views of the disabled community and to ensure that Scotland is accessible and inclusive for all. This
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Disability Equality Scotland At 20: Easy Read
Disability Equality Scotland At 20: Easy Read Easy Read versions can support more people to read and understand your information. Reaching a wider audience – what organisation doesn’t like that? It’s mainly used by people with a learning disability, but Easy Read is also useful for people with other communication difficulties including: people who find reading difficult people with cognitive impairments such as dementia people with hearing impairment whose first language is British Sign Language (BSL) people who do not speak English as their first language It’s often a go-to document for anyone to get the main points of a
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Disability Equality Scotland At 20: Hate Crime Charter
Disability Equality Scotland At 20: Hate Crime Charter As a national membership organisation, Disability Equality Scotland (DES), is continually focussed on the needs of disabled people and disability groups/organisations. One of our most significant projects over the last couple of years has very much built on this lived experience by members (and others) in the challenges of using public transport and of being a victim of hate crime. There is currently no single accepted definition of the term ‘Hate Crime’ however Scottish Government and Police Scotland use this definition: “Any crime which is perceived by the victim or any other
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Disability Equality Scotland At 20: Inclusive Communication Spotlight
Disability Equality Scotland At 20: Inclusive Communication Spotlight During our 20 years as a national Disabled People’s Organisation, we have made sure that ‘accessibility’ is considered in the widest possible sense. This includes making sure that there is an awareness and understanding of having information available in accessible formats. It is also about having communication support available when required. This approach is known as ‘Inclusive Communication’. It is a way of ensuring that as many people as possible can be included in an interaction. It allows people to use whatever ways of understanding and expressing themselves which they find easiest.
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