Published: June 6, 2014
Lothian Disability News Summer 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…
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Published: May 28, 2014
Thousands waiting for disability benefit PIP assessment
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
Have Your Say On Disability
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
Training for personal assistants – new venue and dates
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…
Published: May 16, 2014
Introductory Health & Food Safety Course – new date announced!
The popular Greggs Health and Food Safety Course will be running again on 2nd of December and is now open to booking for participants. For more information please see the…
Published: April 25, 2014
Access to Work Latest Update!
New information on Access to Work is now available. Read more information about the Access to Work Update by following this link.
Published: April 15, 2014
Good news – Successor to ILF in Scotland!!! The Scottish Independent Living Fund
Multi-million pound fund to help disabled people to stay in their own homes. Thousands of disabled people in Scotland are set to be supported through a new Scottish Independent Living…
Published: April 10, 2014
Launch of Self-Directed Support user guides
Launch of Self-Directed Support user guides The Social Care (self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act came into force in Scotland on the 1st of April. To celebrate the launch of this landmark legislation…