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All In Edinburgh making a name for itself far outside the capital

Date: December 18, 2017- Category: News - ENABLE Works

Employment support group for people who have disabilities earns accolades home and abroad All In Edinburgh, the capital’s unique supported employment service, is making people sit up and notice far beyond the limits of the city it serves. Not only has it been a finalist in ERSA’s (Employment Related Service…
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Campaigners deliver lesson on learning disability in Parliament

Date: December 14, 2017- Category: Campaigning

Young learning disability campaigners gathered at the Scottish Parliament yesterday (12th December) to tell MSPs about their experiences of being bullied and to promote ‘change through understanding’. Standing outside the Parliament building in Edinburgh, a band of ‘Change Champions’ from charity ENABLE Scotland held placards with personal details about themselves,…
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A Five-Star Weekend at the Human Rights Gathering

Date: December 8, 2017- Category: Case Studies - General

Hi, my name is Greg. I’m an ENABLE Scotland ACE Youth Group member. In November me, my friend Ben and 100 other young people attended a Human Rights Gathering organised by Scotland’s new Youth Commissioner. His name is Bruce Adamson. It was a brilliant, five-star weekend and I wanted to…
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Young people showcase ‘Secrets of Dundee’ in new exhibition

Date: December 8, 2017- Category: News - ENABLE Works

On Tuesday 5 December, six young photographers launched a new photo exhibition showcasing the hidden landmarks of Dundee. Photographs will be on display at the Dundee Central Library until 18 December, with featured spots including the Parker Street Steps, remnants of the Bell Street Cemetery, the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum,…
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All children can achieve!

Date: December 8, 2017- Category: Campaigning

Almost one year ago today, I sat in a committee room at Holyrood and cried as I listened to Lucy McKee, Jan Savage and Theresa Shearer talk about hundreds of children all over Scotland who were missing out on so much of life at school. That was the day we…
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No longer the ‘elephant in the room’

Date: December 7, 2017- Category: Campaigning

As I addressed the ENABLE Scotland National Conference in Glasgow last month – and as a former teacher – I considered what had been achieved by their headline campaign #IncludED in the Main?! and the voices of more than 800 people who supported it. Today, we are one year on…
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Taking big steps on the journey to inclusion

Date: November 24, 2017- Category: Campaigning

Last weekend, it was my pleasure to welcome delegates to ENABLE Scotland’s inaugural National Conference at Glasgow Caledonian University. In my address to the conference, I reflected on the big steps we have taken on the journey to inclusion as a country – in 1974 when we won the right…
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‘You should never have been born’

Date: November 16, 2017- Category: Campaigning

That’s what the bullies at school said to me – so yes, I know what it feels like to be bullied. But I also know that when someone makes you feel worthless, you have a choice. You can accept it, and let them make you feel bad, or you can…
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ENABLE Scotland Annual Review 2016/17

Date: October 22, 2017- Category: Press Release

We’re delighted to share our Annual Review 2016/17! This is a celebration of the accomplishments of our members and supporters, the growth of our excellent services, our ground-breaking campaign wins, and the commitment of our fabulous fundraisers. We have achieved all of this together over the past year, and none of…
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The Scottish Living Wage – looking forward

Date: October 19, 2017- Category: Blog - CEO

Only yesterday, I wrote in the Times ‘Thunderer’ column that to achieve the best social care, we have to commit to paying our social care staff better. This article was published alongside the latest in a long line of reports from public bodies – this time from the Care Inspectorate – highlighting the scale of…
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