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- Peer Support and Learning Services Paused
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- Minister for Social Care visits LCiL
- Event on Disability and Edinburgh's City Mobility Plan
- Inspiring Volunteers 2023
- Midlothian Health & Social Care Inspection 2023
- Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
- Cost of Living Impact on Mental Health
- Adult Disability Payment
- LCiL’s Self Management Service Support Funding News
- Holiday Support for Children with a Disability
- Lothian Disability News – Spring Edition 2022
- Social Care - Self-Directed Support (SDS) Guidance for the Pandemic - Guidance Update
- Changes to Disability Living Allowance for Children
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Distance Aware Scheme
- PA Recruitment in Crisis
- Whoops! I’m duty ILO! - a day in the life of the Independent Living Coordinator
- PA Employment: A Viewpoint from the Inside
- SDS Transitions Information Session - Reflections
- Self Management Project - Workshop Reflections
- Lothian Disability News - Summer 2017
- Blog - Grapevine Update!
- Are you a disabled person or carer thinking about employing personal assistants?
- Training for Personal Assistants Course
- 2015-16 Annual Report
- LCiL Opening Hours over Christmas and New Year
- Grapevine newsletter Winter 2016
- Your Support Your Choice with LCiL and VOCAL
- LCiL one to one Peer Supporters - NOW OPEN!
- Covid-19
- Social Care - Self-Directed Support (SDS) Guidance for the Pandemic - Guidance Update
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Distance Aware Scheme
- Winter Pressures - Self-Isolation
- Update: Coronavirus (COVID-19): £500 payment for health and social care staff
- An update from the Scottish Government on asymptomatic testing for Personal Assistants providing care and support to children and young people from 8th March 2021
- COVID-19 vaccinations and testing for Personal Assistants
- Was your PA shielding between 23rd March 2020 and 31st October 2020?
- COVID-19 vaccinations for Personal Assistants and vaccination scam messages
- COVID-19 Christmas guidance
- Covid-19: Guidance on Self-directed Support Option 1 and Option 2
- PPE for PA employers in East Lothian
- COVID-19 testing for Personal Assistants (key workers)
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Unpaid Carers and Personal Assistants (PAs) in West Lothian
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- COVID-19 and Annual Leave
- New guidance designed to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Neighbourhood help
- Coronavirus/COVID-19 and people in receipt of a direct payment and/or Independent Living Fund Scotland funding
- From LCiL’s CEO, Florence Garabedian;
- LCiL News
- Vacancy: FMS Administrator
- Vacancy: Interim Service Manager: Peer Support and Learning
- Vacancy: Independent Living Officer
- Vacancy: Disability Information Officer
- Vacancy: Payroll Officer
- Peer Support and Learning Services Paused
- Vacancy: Peer Support and Learning Facilitator
- Grapevine name/email change
- Employment Support Officer
- Vacancy: Service Manager - Advice and Information Services
- Job vacancy: Operations and Finance Lead
- Job vacancies at LCiL
- Minister for Social Care visits LCiL
- February 2024 - Update on our Self-Management Service
- Lothian Disability News Summer 2023
- Adult Disability Payment - Reconsiderations & Appeals
- What is Adult Disability Payment?
- Upcoming Peer Support and Workshops April - June 2023
- Winter Newsletter Blog: PA Recruitment
- Winter Newsletter Blog: Small Steps to Keeping Well
- PA Employer Handbook Information Session
- Adult Disability Payment Information Sessions
- Lothian Disability News – Winter Edition 2023
- Autumn Newsletter Blog: Grapevine News
- Welcome to the LCiL Team
- End of year message from the CEO
- Holiday Office Closure
- Autumn Newsletter Blog: NEST - Re-enrolment
- Autumn Newsletter Blog: Paying PAYE – A Reminder
- Payroll Update: Holiday Pay
- Payrolls during the Christmas period
- Lothian Disability News – Autumn Edition 2022
- Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living National Lottery Community Fund Award Press Release
- LCiL Service User Survey 2022
- Adult Disability Payment Information Sessions
- Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living CEO Statement
- LCiL’s Self Management Service Support Funding News
- Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living is one of the first charities to be certified as having an eco-friendly website
- Summer Support with LCiL
- Volunteers Week 2022
- Jubilee Weekend Office Closure
- Payroll Service Emails
- PA Uplift – Further Update
- Holiday Support for Children with a Disability
- Lothian Disability News – Spring Edition 2022
- Changes to Disability Living Allowance for Children
- Update on payroll situation for all service users
- Urgent message for all service users
- Festive Opening Hours 2021
- Lothian Disability Newsletter - Winter Edition 2021
- Payroll Service Technical Issue (Update: now resolved)
- Grapevine Phoneline Not Working (Update: Now Resolved)
- National Care Service Consultation
- VOCAL's Carers Survey 2021 now open for feedback
- Bank Holiday Closure - Monday 2nd August
- Lothian Disability News - Summer 2021 Edition
- Payroll Team Technical Difficulties
- Payroll Team replacement bank holiday - Monday 7th June
- Potential Phone Line Disruption - 01/06/2021
- Volunteer with LCiL
- LCIL says goodbye to our CEO Florence Garabedian
- Face to face benefit assessments to be reinstated
- LCiL are recruiting for a new senior HR administrator
- LCiL audited accounts for the year ended 31st March 2020
- Grapevine still open to support you remotely
- LCiL survey 2018-19
- LCiL Audited Accounts to March 2018
- Launch of our Impact Report
- LCiL Capacity Building Programme
- Information Sessions
- Peer Support Changes Lives Event
- GDPR (new data protection regulations) for LCiL service users and PA employers
- Spring Edition of Lothian Disability News
- Short film - a personal story from LCiL service user Martin Abernethy
- LCiL Services disruptions
- Parent and Carer Workshop
- Robert MacPherson
- Activity and outcomes report for the LCiL capacity building programme
- PA Employer Workshop
- Are you a disabled person or carer thinking about employing personal assistants?
- Open Government or Closed Doors?
- Are you a disabled person or carer thinking about employing personal assistants?
- What Deaf and Disabled women want from local councils.
- Training for Personal Assistants Course
- UNCRPD report submission
- 2015-16 Annual Report
- LCiL Opening Hours over Christmas and New Year
- Grapevine newsletter Winter 2016
- Your Support Your Choice with LCiL and VOCAL
- LCiL one to one Peer Supporters - NOW OPEN!
- Maureen McPeak, GCiL
- Your Rights, Your Future Survey 2016: Gathering the views of Disabled People in Scotland
- "Our Rights, Our Future" Event 22nd September
- Tribute to Suselle Boffey
- World Congress on Disability and Inclusion in Edinburgh
- Lothian Disability News Summer 2016
- LCiL volunteer opportunity - one to one peer supporters
- Peer Support for Parents and Carers
- NEWS - Grapevine closure in East Lothian from April 2016
- Spring 2016 Edition - Lothian Disability News
- 12th of March - Disabled Access Day
- Updated - Lothian Disability News: Winter 2015
- Help out when you check out this Holiday Season
- Peer Support for Parents and Carers
- Latest Lothian Disability News Autumn 2015
- New Powers, A Fairer Scotland? Presentations from event
- Summer 2015 Edition - Lothian Disability News
- Contributions to Care Charges - Consultation Response
- Pick & Mix - Change of dates and format for training
- "Moving Out of Home" - a peer support info session for parents and carers
- LCiL's 5 Days of #SDSWeek
- AGM 2015 and Annual Report
- Lothian Disability News - Spring 2015
- Grapevine news - report on Personal Independence Payment Review
- Grapevine are now members of Helplines Partnership
- Winter Newsletter 2014
- Have Your Say - Edinburgh's Budget 2015-2016
- Autumn LCiL news
- Personal Independence Payment report
- Grapevine publications updates
- Have you been affected by sanctions?
- Personal Independence Payment - A consultation event
- Summer newsletter
- Lothian Disability News Summer 2014
- Training for personal assistants - new venue and dates
- Introductory Health & Food Safety Course - new date announced!
- Access to Work Latest Update!
- Good news - Successor to ILF in Scotland!!! The Scottish Independent Living Fund
- Launch of Self-Directed Support user guides
- PRESS RELEASE OFFICIAL SDS ACT LAUNCH EVENT 1 APR 2014
- Official launch event SDS - live here at 11am on Tue 1 Apr 2014
- Access to Work Update!
- Lothian Disability News Spring 2014
- Grapevine new resources to help with PIP claims
- Ammendment to article in most recent edition of newsletter
- No more DLA reclaims for those in Edinburgh and the Lothians
- New ESA resources available on E-Library
- Lothian Disability News Winter 2013
- It's International Day of Disabled People! Be inspired and take positive action like Craig with Living Work Choices
- New Factsheet from Grapevine - Benefits and Work
- PRESS RELEASE: Independent Living Fund ruling - LCiL responds
- Grapevine News - Personal Independence Payment Updates
- LCiL & service user responses to future of the Independent Living Fund
- Welcome to our new website!
- Future of the Independent Living Fund in Scotland
- Lothian Disability News
- Access to Work information sessions coming your way!
- Access to Work - Unlocking the best kept secret!
- Grapevine Disability Information
- Grapevine name/email change
- Adult Disability Payment - Reconsiderations & Appeals
- What is Adult Disability Payment?
- Adult Disability Payment Information Sessions
- Adult Disability Payment Information Sessions
- Adult Disability Payment
- Lothian Disability News - Summer 2022
- Festive Opening Hours 2021
- Grapevine Phoneline Not Working (Update: Now Resolved)
- Independent Living Service
- Payroll Service
- Payroll Update: Holiday Pay
- Payrolls during the Christmas period
- Payroll Service Emails
- PA Uplift – Further Update
- Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2022
- Update on payroll situation for all service users
- Urgent message for all service users
- Festive Opening Hours 2021
- Payroll Service Technical Issue (Update: now resolved)
- Payroll Team Technical Difficulties
- Payroll Team replacement bank holiday - Monday 7th June
- Was your PA shielding between 23rd March 2020 and 31st October 2020?
- Peer Support and Learning
- Lothian Disability News
- Lothian Disability News Summer 2023
- Lothian Disability News – Winter Edition 2023
- Lothian Disability News – Autumn Edition 2022
- Lothian Disability News - Summer 2022
- Lothian Disability News – Spring Edition 2022
- Lothian Disability Newsletter - Winter Edition 2021
- Lothian Disability News - Summer 2021 Edition
- Spring Edition of Lothian Disability News
- Lothian Disability News - Summer 2017
- Lothian Disability News Summer 2016
- Spring 2016 Edition - Lothian Disability News
- Updated - Lothian Disability News: Winter 2015
- Latest Lothian Disability News Autumn 2015
- Summer 2015 Edition - Lothian Disability News
- Lothian Disability News - Spring 2015
- Lothian Disability News Summer 2014
- Lothian Disability News Spring 2014
- Lothian Disability News Winter 2013
- Other news and events
- PA Employers and Personal Assistants sought to shape work on wellbeing
- Calling all Personal Assistants!
- Midlothian Disabled People’s Assembly 2022
- Time to Talk Next Steps Scotland
- £500 Payment for Personal Assistants
- LCiL Phonline Update
- Opportunity to shape future homebased services in Edinburgh
- British Deaf Association Updates in BSL
- Updated PIP Assessment Guidance
- NearMe - consulting in health and care services in Scotland
- Grapevine still open to support you remotely
- Calls for people with learning disabilities and their carers to participate in a survey about the impact of Covid-19
- Stroke Association telephone support and Life After Stroke Grants now available.
- Edinburgh Vocal Update
- Essential Food Delivery in Edinburgh
- COVID 19 - City of Edinburgh Council Information for vulnerable and high risk people
- COVID19 - Pharmacies Delivering Medicines in Edinburgh
- British Deaf Association Updates
- DWP Corona Virus Special
- Coronavirus advice on NHS Inform
- Craigmillar Community Group
- Personal Assistants Required throughout Scotland
- Good Neighbour Corona Virus - Voulunteer Edinburgh
- Shared Care Scotland Announcement about Corona Virus
- Important information for LCiL service users regarding coronavirus/COVID-19
- Government advice about Corona Virus
- Edinburgh Project SEARCH
- The Edinburgh Interfaith Association round table discussion
- Elections Edinburgh 2019
- DWP accessible customer communications needs survey
- EARN Event about discrimination
- Scottish Parliament Health & Sports Committee
- NHS Crisis Guide
- Edinburgh Food Bank Christmas Opening Times
- The Disabled Children and Young Peoples (Transitions)(Scotland) Bill
- Lead Scotland's New Campaign
- self-directed Support Focus Groups
- Inclusion Scotland 3 internship opportunities
- IOM UN Migration Supporting Vulnerable People To Access The EU Settlement Scheme
- Legal support project: help with transport discrimination claims
- My Support My Choice, Service User Experiences of Self-Directed Support in Scotland
- The future of the Independent Living Fund
- Advance notice: MA in Career Development
- Recruitment to the Scottish Government’s Social Security Experience Panels is now open
- Good Self-Directed Support (SDS) Project focus groups
- 'How's Life?' Scotland's Learning Disability Survey
- Expansion of free personal care
- Midlothian Disabled People's Assembly
- Mike Oliver, pioneer of 'revolutionary' social model of disability, dies
- Lcil news test form
- Inclusion Scotland Disabled Leadership Network
- Test form
- Scottish Government Job Grant Consultation
- New transitions resource from Contact
- ILF Scotland Transition Fund
- Is Scotland Fairer Report
- Housing Guides for disabled people and local authorities
- Edinburgh Ambassador
- CPAG Legal Action - Underpayments of Employment and Support Allowance
- Leadership training for disabled people and parents of disabled children
- Learning Disability Strategy Consultation
- Danceability and Strictly Silver Classes
- Edinburgh Crisis Centre
- Digital Drop In
- Participants wanted: Research on women's reproductive health
- Midlothian Transport Guide 2018
- Housing and Disabled People, Britain's hidden crisis
- Scottish Government Consultation
- Lifestyle Management Course programme for 2018
- Scottish Government research - DLA and children
- ILF Scotland Transition Fund is now open!
- Lifestyle Management Course 2018
- Scotland Against Care Tax
- Launch of My Work Story
- Taxi Provision in Scotland
- CEC Staff Flu Vaccination Clinics
- Scottish National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP) Your Views
- Independent review of hate crime legislation in Scotland
- ECAS wants your bright ideas!
- VOCAL (Free Carers Course)
- Bella Freak is a Disabled Persons' Organisation that is looking to create inclusive art and literature events
- NHS Lothians Equalities and Rights Outcomes and Mainstreaming Report
- Rail Awareness Open Day
- Consultation regarding Taxi and Private Hire Provision in Edinburgh
- We are Daniel Blake: Disability and Democracy Event
- ECAS/SUSE Peer Support Taster Session
- Help shape the new Scottish social security system
- EHRC Inquiry into housing for disabled people.
- Social Security Assessment_ Online Government Consultation
- Scottish Government's Disability Delivery Plan
- Social Security engagement
- End care charges debate
- Personal Experiences of Self-directed Support Survey
- Moving back to the community survey
- Your Rights, Your Future survey 2016: Where are we now?
- RNIB’s Tax Advice team
- A New Future for Social Security- Consultation on Social Security in Scotland
- Social Care Ambition for Scotland launch
- Access to Work
- Why not have a SDS blether?
- Official Opening of Thistle Centre of Wellbeing
- RSA Fellowship for creative people with learning difficulties
- Penumbra Respite and Recovery Breaks 2016
- Be the face of the Channel 4 Paralympics!
- Blue Badge Scheme – Pilot - Extension to Eligibility
- Key Changes to Welfare - Budget 2016
- 2016 Events for Carers - VOCAL
- Opening Doors - animated film about the power of advocacy
- Discounted Access Card Scheme
- Feniks - supporting Eastern European communities in Edinburgh
- Getting our Rights right - 2015 Summit Report
- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities
- PIP consultation - Aids and adaptations
- Doing something different for carers!
- Take small steps to stay on your feet: Five easy tips to prevent falls and fractures
- Learning Disability Alliance Scotland Health Survey 2015
- Help out when you check out this Holiday Season
- Inclusion Scotland want to hear from you
- DLA to PIP – what you need to know
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)
- ‘Scotland - No Place for Prejudice’
- "Can Do" — volunteer opportunities for disabled people
- Boccia Coaching - every Wednesday
- Open University Course - Foundations for self-directed Support
- Project Search Edinburgh - final three places
- ILF Scotland - Recruitment of Chair and Members of the Board of Directors
- Important Update - Independent Living Fund Scotland
- Writing Competition - Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival
- Disability Leadership Training Opportunity - "Partners in Policymaking"
- Scottish Independent Living Fund (ILF)
- Mental Health Resource - Rights for Life
- "Stop the Bus" campaign - ENABLE Scotland
- Have your say on disabled people's user-led organisations
- Personal Assistants Network Scotland
- Hydro-therapy pools briefing NHS Lothian
- Inclusion Scotland Needs Your Feedback
- Transform Edinburgh website
- Department for Transport launches ‘All Aboard’ Competition for students aged between 14-18 years old!
- Volunteering: Health and Wellbeing Drop-in
- The Tax Disc is no more:
- A Vision for an Inclusive Scotland
- Non-residential social care charges Petition Update
- Scottish Parliamentary Internships For Disabled Graduates
- Access to Edinburgh Waverly Station
- Thousands waiting for disability benefit PIP assessment
- Have Your Say On Disability
- New Public Transport Guide
- East Lothian parent meetings on self-directed support
- DWP makes decision on less than one in five new PIP claims
- Wheelchair users and use of taxis and private hire vehicles questionnaire
- Scottish Parliamentary internships for young disabled graduates
- Children & Young People Bill
- Independent Advocacy Week
- self-directed Support Programme Board recruitment
- Edinburgh Council Budget - Comments
- The Scottish Governments analysis of the latest SDS consultation
- Have you used the Scottish Welfare Fund?
- Your Say on Welfare Reform- long-term Conditions
- Scotland Against The Care Tax
- A Commentary on Scotland's Digital Performance
- Hate crime awareness week
- People Like Us Campaign and Challenge Poverty Week.
- Support plea for Scots with chronic illness
- Bedroom tax breached human rights of disabled woman, judge rules
- Are you ready for Winter?
- Research - disabled women who have experienced violence
- Challenging your 'bedroom tax' decision toolkit
- Midlothian Disability Strategy Launch event
- Consultation response to Older People's services plan
- Victory for disabled people as the SDS Bill becomes reality!
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- Vacancy: FMS Administrator
- Vacancy: Interim Service Manager: Peer Support and Learning
- Vacancy: Independent Living Officer
- Vacancy: Disability Information Officer
- Peer Support and Learning Update
- Peer Support and Learning Services Paused
- Vacancy: Peer Support and Learning Facilitator
- Vacancy: Service Manager - Advice and Information Services
- Job vacancies at LCiL
- Summer Support with LCiL
- Administrator
- Financial Management Services Administrator
- Pension Administrator
- Social Media and Marketing Administrator
- £500 payment for PAs - DEADLINE TODAY
- Trust and Foundations Fundraiser
- Persisting problems with our mainline telephone - 16/6/2021
- Work With Us