Who am I? Hello, my name is Lucy Gibbons, and I am thrilled to have joined The Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) as Team Support Coordinator. I taught English with the British Council in Asia and the Middle East for about ten years, where I chose to specialise in absolute beginners, before returning to the UK just …
For Human Rights Day (10 December 2022) the British Institute of Human Rights have produced an easy read blog explaining how people with learning disabilities, their families and supporters can help to protect our Human Rights Act. What has happened so far? In 2020, the UK Government asked a team of experts to tell them if the Human Rights …
Following up on a promise made when the vision for Include For Good was being developed, Mr Kevin Stewart, Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, came to meet with the Rapporteurs on Monday 31st October. The Include For Good Rapporteurs and Mr Stewart. Left to right: Dylan Stevens, Sandy Stark, David Ross, Mr Kevin Stewart, John Gallon (via Zoom), …
Human Rights Defenders Aaron Hume and Fiona Dawson interviewed Oonagh Brown about her experience representing the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) at the Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom at the United Nations… Aaron: For those who don’t know yet, who are you and what is your role at SCLD? My name is Oonagh Brown. I …
SCLD welcomes the recent publication of the final report of the independent Scottish Mental Health Law Review. You can download the easy read version here. The Review team have spoken to our Expert Group on a number of occasions, and SCLD has given detailed written feedback at each stage of the review. There are many important human rights issues at …
On 27 September, the Scottish Government published its Review of Supported Employment within Scotland. You can download SCLD’s easy read version here. Providing access to meaningful employment for disabled people, including people with learning disabilities, is critically important. This review looks at the role of supported employment in making paid employment accessible to everyone. SCLD’s Chief Executive, Charlie McMillan, chaired …
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