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8 May 2020UN 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…
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8 May 2020New 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…
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8 May 2020GDA ‘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…
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1 May 2020SDS 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…
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21 April 2020SILC 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…
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17 April 2020SDS 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…
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13 April 2020Social 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…
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7 April 2020Goodbye 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…
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13 March 2020Coronavirus (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)…
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17 February 2020Health 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…
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17 January 2020Health & Sport Committee Inquiry into Adult Social Care Support
We shared information with you at the end of last year about the Health and Sport Committee’s launch of an inquiry into Adult Social Care Support. The Committee wants to…
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17 January 2020SDS National Voice 2020, Member tickets: information and offers.
SDS National Voice 2020 Common Ground is our third National Voice event. Our members have been central to the success of previous National Voice events whether that be…