Published: October 31, 2013
Earlier on this month LCiL held an event to get the views and opinions from disabled people from Edinburgh and the Lothians on the future of the Independent Living Fund.…
Published: October 30, 2013
Scottish Government have just published the attached: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/10/4039 This confirms disabled people are much less likely to use the internet. Whist overall, 77% of adults used the internet for personal…
Published: October 17, 2013
This week is hate crime awareness week. Find out more here.
Published: October 17, 2013
The current debate around social security is failing ordinary families in Scotland and across the UK. The Scottish launch of the People Like Us campaign took place yesterday as part…
Published: October 14, 2013
A one stop shop of online information for disabled people in Edinburgh and the Lothians has been launched! This site was developed in partnership with disabled people to ensure it…
Published: October 4, 2013
TWO million Scots living with long-term health conditions could lead better lives and reduce the burden on the NHS if they were given improved support, according to a leading charity.…
Published: October 4, 2013
A woman from Glasgow has won an appeal against a bedroom tax decision that would have led to a shortfall in rent of £11 per week, after a judge said…
Published: October 4, 2013
In June 2010 the UK Government closed the Independent Living Fund (ILF) to new applicants. Then, in December 2012, the UK Minister for Disabled People announced that the ILF would…