Introducing Kelly! SCLD’s Head of Business Development… “Hello, my name is Kelly, and I am delighted to join the team at the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) as Head of Business Development. Before I tell you more about me, I must say a huge thank you to everyone I have met so far, both in the …
As part of National Hate Crime Awareness Week (14th – 21st October) SCLD and partners have launched a short film titled, ‘We are More’, about people with learning disabilities’ experiences of hate crime disability hate crime. Sadly hate crime is part of the daily experiences of many people with learning disabilities, who are more likely to experience all forms of …
Remember My Name, the report from the Serious Case Review into the life of Margaret Fleming, highlights a number of serious issues for people with learning disabilities, their families and all of us who want Scotland to be a place where everyone matters equally. The question of how a young woman with a learning disability can disappear for seventeen years …
The Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) has published our response to the Human Rights (Scotland) Bill consultation, which closed on 5th October 2023. Our response summarises the opportunities and challenges the Bill presents for the human rights of people with learning disabilities in Scotland. As part of our response process, SCLD produced briefings on the Human Rights …
SCLD has invited a range of stakeholders and partners to share their thoughts on our recent state-of-the-nation report on the human rights of people with learning disabilities, The State of Our Rights. To bring our series to a close, we are hearing from two members of SCLD’s Human Rights Lived Experience Board, Leeanne Clark and Sandy Stark. Over the last few …
SCLD has invited a range of stakeholders and partners to share their thoughts on our recent state-of-the-nation report on the human rights of people with learning disabilities, The State of Our Rights. Each week we have been sharing these meditations in a blog series. This week it’s the turn of Lucy Mulvagh, Director at the Health and Social Care Alliance for …
SCLD has invited a range of stakeholders and partners to share their thoughts on our recent state-of-the-nation report on the human rights of people with learning disabilities, The State of Our Rights. We will be sharing these meditations in a blog series over the coming weeks. This week it is the turn of Benji Brown from The Environmental Rights Centre …
SCLD has invited a range of stakeholders and partners to share their thoughts on our recent state-of-the-nation report on the human rights of people with learning disabilities, The State of Our Rights. We will be sharing these meditations in a blog series over the coming weeks. Next up is Colin Menabney, Chief Executive at ENABLE Glasgow, with his thoughts on …
SCLD has invited a range of stakeholders and partners to share their thoughts on our recent state-of-the-nation report on the human rights of people with learning disabilities, The State of Our Rights. We will be sharing these meditations in a blog series over the coming weeks. First up is Mhairi Snowden, Director at the Human Rights Consortium Scotland, who sees …
Everyone with a learning disability should be able to get legal advice when they need it. It is an important part of ensuring that people have access to the justice system. The Legal Services Agency is now holding monthly sessions for people with learning disabilities and their families, at the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) office, in …
