Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities

A blog by Sarah D’Agrosa As part of the Lived Experience Board’s ongoing work on the Human Rights Bill process, the board met via Zoom with members of the Scottish Government Human Rights Bill team. Despite a busy diary, 6 members of the team from various departments made time to meet with members of the board. The Lived Experience Board …

Last year People First (Scotland)’s Equally Safe Group and SCLD co-designed and delivered Power Women, a pioneering leadership course led by women with learning disabilities, for self-identifying women with learning disabilities who have experienced gender-based violence in Scotland. This powerful example of women with learning disabilities empowering their peers to make Scotland a better place for women and girls with …

The first national publication of data from Dynamic Support Registers for people with learning disabilities and complex care needs has been published by Public Health Scotland. The Dynamic Support Register was launched in May 2023, as one of the key recommendations from the Coming Home Implementation report. The Coming Home Implementation report set an ambitious mission of reducing delayed discharge …

Cameron Smith is SCLD’s Development Worker and a member of Restraint Reduction Scotland. Back in October Cameron attended the UK Restraint Reduction Network Annual Conference in Bristol. Here are some of his key highlights of the conference… What was the stand-out presentation from the conference? Paul Dix was the stand-out presentation. Paul is a parent and an author. In his …