Published: July 25, 2014
Statistics from the UK Government’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show a 65 per cent rise in the number of disabled people receiving sanctions for jobseeker’s allowance between 2009…
Published: July 24, 2014
PIP started to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in April 2013. For many people affected it has been a stressful and worrying time. The first Independent Review of PIP has…
Published: June 27, 2014
Access to Edinburgh Waverly station made more difficult for disabled people Have you experienced any difficulties with access to Waverly railway station? The closure of the station to vehicles has…
Published: June 12, 2014
The LCiL Newsletter Summer 2014 is hot off the press, containing articles on the successor to ILF, LCiL Champions birthday, SDS translation guide and many more interesting topics.
Published: June 6, 2014
Lothian Disability News Summer 2014 is now available here. You can also download a copy from the Grapevine section of the E-library. In this edition you can find the latest disability…
Published: May 28, 2014
Thousands waiting for disability benefit PIP assessment See this news article for the full story. If you are living in Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian need advice, information or support…
Published: May 21, 2014
This year, the Scottish Government will be feeding into the UN Committee report with information on how the United Nations Convention on Rights of Person’s with Disabilities (UNCRPD) on has…
Published: May 16, 2014
Spaces are available for the training for PAs course on 10th and 11th September in the new venue at the Recruitment Center in Fort Kinnaird and a second training for…