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Inclusion Scotland Disabled leadership network.
Inclusion Scotland is hoping to build a ‘disabled leadership network’. This will be a network comprising of disabled people who want to become stronger leaders, within their community, workplace,…
Local Authority guidance on implementing free personal care for under 65s.
New guidance on implementing free personal care for under 65s has been issued to Local Authorities across the country. This guidance has been issued ahead of April 1st, when the…
New report. Awareness of the Carers (Scotland) Act : Experiences of Carers in Scotland
Coalition of carers in Scotland have recently published a short report and recommendations for HSCPs and the wider community on improving access to support, information and advice for carers….
Goodmoves offer reduced rate for individuals and charities placing PA adverts.
Goodmoves is a recruitment platform for jobs within the Civil Society, Charity and Voluntary Sector in Scotland and the only dedicated jobs website in Scotland which is run by a charity….
Jess Wade, SDSS Manager: Reflecting on 2018.
Winding down before the seasonal break gives a chance to reflect on the whirlwind of 2018, and what a busy year that was! For SDSS, we have had lots successes,…
Stand with GDA: Glasgow deserves better social care!
Glasgow’s Senior Social Work officials have recently re-visited a paper on resource allocation, which in June the Integrated Joint Board (IJB) refused due to concerns that the Equalities Impacts had not been…
Centre for Inclusive Living Perth and Kinross launch ‘Accessibility Guide Perth.’
The Centre for Inclusive Living Perth and Kinross have recently produced a handy accessibility guide for the Central Perth area. This was produced with help from Perth College and funded by…
ILF #TrySomethingNew campaign launched
ILF Scotland has recently launched a new campaign to encourage young people living with a physical or mental impairment to apply for funding and #TrySomethingNew. The Transition Fund aims to…
Report: Self-directed Support in Scotland: Capturing the experience of people living with dementia.
A report produced by Community Catalysts, captures the experience of people living with dementia and their carers and how Self-directed Support has worked for them. For the purposes of this…
Getting out of the woods? Reflecting on the SDSS AGM 2018.
At the start of the month our AGM took place in with co-hosts SDS Forum East Renfrewshire. There were 49 delegates in total in attendance from a range of membership…
Audit Scotland report: Health and social care integration: update on progress
Audit Scotland have recently a new report on the progress and status of Health and social care integration. Their own summary states: ‘While some improvements have been made to the delivery…
Engaging with Disabled People: An event planning guide from EHRC
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHCR) have published a short guide to support people to make events accessible for disabled people. They cover a range of practical considerations to…
SDS: Towards a new National Implementation Plan for 2019 – 2021
Wednesday 28 November, 10.00-14.00 in Aberdeen Monday 3 December, 10.00-14.00 in Glasgow The Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 made self-directed support a legal right for everyone receiving…
Community Brokerage SQA Award available
The Community Brokerage Network have just announced the opening of their new award in Community Brokerage. Community Brokerage describes a model which builds the capacity of individuals to live independently…
SDS Collective Launch – 21st November 2018 in Glasgow – be there!
Launch of the SDS Collective! The SDS Collective is a group of advocacy and campaigning organisations which have come together to promote improved practice in the development of Self-Directed Support…