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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Bank Holiday Closure Please note that our office is closed for the Platinum Jubilee bank holidays on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 June 2022. If you need to get in touch, you can call us on 0141 370 0968  and leave a message on our answerphone, or contact us via email admin@disabilityequality.scot. Messages will be picked up when we return  on Monday 6 June. Enjoy the long weekend!
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Straw Exemption Guidance Published Ahead of Single-use Plastics Ban The law on single-use plastics is changing on 1 June 2022. After this date, it will be unlawful to make and supply commercially any of the following single-use plastic items: Cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks and other similar utensils) Plates Beverage stirrers Food containers made of expanded polystyrene Cups made of expanded polystyrene Your Say on Disability – Plastic Straw Exemptions At Disability Equality Scotland, we invited our members to have their say on how the ban would impact disabled people. We are pleased that a critical exemption is applied to
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New Convener and Director Announced! At Disability Equality Scotland, we are delighted to announce Kayla-Megan Burns as our new Convener and Marie Harrower as a new Director. Kayla-Megan Burns: Convener Kayla is a climate and social justice activist who has worked locally, nationally and internationally on projects and campaigns covering areas such as the climate emergency, accessibility, the right to education for all, anti-hate, and gender equality. Originally from Enniskillen, N.Ireland, Kayla moved to Glasgow to pursue studies in Biomedical Science at the University of Strathclyde. Since then Kayla has rapidly built their career, becoming the President and Chair of the
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