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CILPK Recruiting for Managers Post in Perth and Kinross
CILPK recruiting for Managers Post to cover Maternity Leave: CILPK is an independent, user led, disability organisation and are looking for a motivated individual to join their organisation to cover…
Membership Renewals 2021 – 2022: have commenced!
Our primary contacts of member organisations will have received their SDSS Membership Renewal email for 2021 – 2022. We really welcome your continued membership of SDSS for the coming year….
SDS National voice 2020: videos.
A full programme from the day can be found here, for your reference.
New Scottish Government COVID-19 guidance on SDS Option 1 and Option 2.
Scottish Government have now published COVID-19 guidance on Option 1 and Option 2 for Local Authorities and Health and Social Care Partnerships. This document will soon be accompanied…
‘Connecting Scotland’- new programme to support those who are digitally excluded.
On 7th May 2020, Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell announced a new £5 million programme will offer an internet connection, training and support, and a laptop or tablet to vulnerable people…
UN Rights of Disabled People, COVID-19 guidance
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, The UN have published guidance on the Rights of Disabled People. This guidence aims to do the following: bring awareness of the pandemic’s…
New Inquiry launched: ‘ The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on equalities and human rights.’
On April 27th 2020 Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee launched a COVID-19 Inquiry which seeks to identify the evidence that some groups of people are experiencing…
GDA ‘Covid-Resilience’ interim findings show that disabled people are left behind.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis the team at Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) has been conducting outreach to understand the impact that COVID-19, and resulting measures, are having on…
SDS National Voice 2020: Report published & videos available.
On the 11th March 2020 Self Directed Support Scotland brought you ‘SDS National Voice: Common Ground’, at The Centre for Technology and Innovation at Strathclyde University. Our third ‘National…
SILC Call for immediate action.
The Scottish Independent Living Coalition (SILC) of Disabled People’s Organisations have released an urgent call for action which addresses the rights of Disabled People throughout this time of crisis. As…
SDS Collective COVID-19 call for action.
The SDS Collective have published a call for action to ensure that throughout these times of crisis the values and principles of Self-directed Support are maintained. Read the statement…
Social Care staff to receive Real Living Wage.
On Sunday the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeane Freeman, announced a new agreement between Scottish Government and COSLA which means that all adult social care staff should…
Goodbye and Good Luck Jess!
As many of you are now aware our fantastic manager, Jess Wade, will soon be leaving SDSS after 8 years at the organisation. The team at SDSS will…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for SDSS members and stakeholders.
This page will be updated frequently as the situation develops. Scottish Government Guidance: what you can and cannot do. As members and key stakeholders will be aware Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Health and Sport Committee Social Care Inquiry, SDSS response.
Today we have submitted and published our final response to the very welcome Health and Sport Committee Inquiry on Social Care. Our response draws on feedback from…