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LCiL’s newsletter, Lothian Disability News is produced every quarter by Grapevine Disability Information. It is aimed at disabled people and their supporters in Edinburgh and Lothians and includes news and events, updates on LCiL services and other relevant articles on disability issues. Previous editions can be downloaded from the E-library (link here)
The newsletter is distributed in a range of formats including standard print, large print, audio and braille. To save paper and be kind to the planet we encourage our readers to sign up to receive it via email.
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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, education setting, or within politics and activism.
Our hope is to facilitate a platform where disabled people can develop their leadership skills and gain the confidence to lead in areas where they would like to see change.
We want this network to be shaped by disabled people’s voices and opinions. Please help inform the network by filling in this short survey and sharing it amongst your members: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/85YBKSC
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We have updated our data protection policies to bring them into line with new GDPR regulations which came into force in May 2018. Under the new rules, we need to confirm that you are happy for us to hold your personal information and if/how you would like us to contact you.
The information we hold about you is currently held digitally and in hard copy under current data protection standards and will only either be:
There are occasions when we will be in contact with you; in particular, to inform you of any relevant information, but we will never share your data outside of the organisation.
If you wish to withdraw consent or change any of these preferences, please email [email protected] or call us on 0131 475 2350, or write to us at LCiL, Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY
If you wish to withdraw consent, we will move your details into an “Initial Non-Consent Document”, where we will maintain your data for three more years before deleting. If at any time within this three-year period, you decide you would like to be contacted, we can reinstate your details as well as your contact preferences with your consent. More information is available about our privacy policy here: http://www.lothiancil.org.uk/about-lothian-cil/disclaimer/
Scottish Government Job Grant Consultation
The Scottish Government is consulting on its key eligibility criteria and format of the Job Grant, a new benefit which will be delivered by Social Security Scotland to support young people moving back into employment. The grant will be paid to 16-24 year olds (up to 26 years old for care leavers) who have been out of paid employment for 6 months or more and who have been in receipt of a qualifying benefit specified by the Scottish Government.
The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on the key eligibility criteria and our proposal for the format of the payment for the Job Grant. We also want to identify any unintended consequences of our proposals.
They are keen to gather views, particularly from young people aged 16-24 (up to 26 years for care leavers) and those of people who represent these age groups.
You can find the consultation via the link below: https://consult.gov.scot/social-security/job-grant-eligibility-criteria-consultation/ and the consultation will remain open until 9 April.
New transitions resource from Contact
Contact is delighted to announce that our new transitions resource for parents and carers is now live!
You can find the new site here: www.talkingabouttomorrow.org.uk. If you’d like to tweet about it, the hashtag is #TalkingAboutTomorrow.
The site was created in partnership with parents across Scotland to bring together the information families tell us they need.
Contact worked closely with Lead Scotland and Edinburgh solicitors Gillespie Macandrew to run workshops, development sessions and focus groups involving more than 200 families during a 2-year project supported by the Scottish Government through a CYPFEIF and ALEC Fund grant.
ILF Scotland Transition Fund
Are you aged 16-21, and living with a disability in Scotland? You could be eligible for up to £7,500 in funding, for 1 year, from the Transition Fund! We can support you to try new activities and experiences that will enhance your independence, confidence and help you to spend more time with other people.
For more information click on the link:
Is Scotland Fairer Report
The report looks at progress towards greater fairness and equality in Scotland since 2015 across 6 “domains” – education, health, justice, participation, work, and living standards.
The report shows that there has been some progress in making Scotland fairer over the past three years. However, serious challenges still remain, with some groups in danger of being forgotten or left behind from the progress that is being enjoyed by the rest of society. Our evidence shines a light on society’s biggest equality and human rights challenges for the years ahead and our recommendations identify what actions need to be taken to ensure everyone has a fair chance in life.
Is Scotland Fairer? 2018 provides a robust and rich evidence base which can be used to inform programmes of work in order to improve equality and human rights outcomes.
The full report is available to view by clicking on the link Is Scotland Fairer Report.
Housing Guides for disabled people and local authorities
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has developed new accessible housing guides for disabled people, local authorities and housing associations.
The new guides have been developed in partnership with a disabled people’s organisation and leading housing associations across Britain.
Please share them with your friends, family and anyone else who might be in need of accessible housing.
Edinburgh Ambassador
get2gether is looking for an Edinburgh Ambassador.
The successful candidate will
- Have direct experience of living with a disability.
- be passionate about sharing get2gether’s vision for an inclusive world
- believe that everybody is entitled to love and friendship.
If you feel this applies to you contact us for an application form.
Tel: 07867 179023
This is a paid position.
Closing date for applications is Monday, 20th August 2018.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday, 29th August 2018
At Thistle Foundation in Craigmillar
For more information ring Kirsteen on 07867 179023.
CPAG Legal Action – Underpayments of Employment and Support Allowance
We are delighted to share the news that the Department for Work and Pensions will now correct underpayments of employment and support allowance for all disabled people affected following CPAG legal action.
Employment and support allowance (ESA) came in as a new benefit for people with disabilities in 2008. From 2011 the coalition government started moving people over from incapacity benefit to ESA. However, many people who were moved onto ‘contributory ESA’ were not assessed for entitlement to ‘income-related ESA’, which is means tested. These people therefore missed out on additional support such as the enhanced and severe disability premium – which helps them manage the additional costs associated with their disability.
When the government started to correct their error, they limited backdated payments to a date in October 2014.
CPAG issued a legal challenge earlier this year against this course of action – the government should have been correcting the underpayments to the date when they began in 2011. And yesterday the government conceded that CPAG was correct. As a result, many thousands of people with disabilities will receive money they should have had all along – money that will help support them and their families.
Our legal challenges ensure low-income children and families get the support they need.