News
-
ENABLE Scotland’s #MyOwnFrontDoor Campaign named finalist at year’s Scottish Charity Awards
Date: May 6, 2022- Category: Blog - ENABLE Scotland Campaigning News - ENABLE Scotland Press ReleaseENABLE Scotland’s #MyOwnFrontDoor Campaign has been named as a finalist in this year’s Scottish Charity Awards. The member-led campaign aims to uphold the human rights of all adults who have a learning disability in Scotland to live in the home they choose, in the community they choose, close to the…
Read More -
James Anderson scoops ‘Volunteer of the Year’ at Young Scot Awards
ACE Youth Member James Anderson has been named Volunteer of the Year at the Young Scot Awards 2022. The nationwide awards aim to recognise and inspire extraordinary young people from across the country who make a real difference to the lives of others. During a star-studded ceremony, held last night…
Read More -
Local Council Elections 2022 – it’s time to #ENABLETheVote again!
Date: April 14, 2022- Category: Blog - ENABLE Scotland News - ENABLE ScotlandIn three weeks’ time, Scotland’s electorate will go to the polls once more to vote for their local council representatives. At a time when we are collectively recovering from the effects of the pandemic over the last two years, and as we grapple with the realities facing communities around cost…
Read More -
ENABLE Scotland responds to COSLA Coming Home Implementation Report
Today, the Scottish Government and COSLA have published Coming Home Implementation: A report from the working group on complex care and delayed discharge, tackling the issues raised by ENABLE Scotland’s #MyOwnFrontDoor campaign. The report says: By March 2024 we want and need to see real change with out of area…
Read More -
Remembering ACE member John Booker
Date: February 4, 2022- Category: Blog - ENABLE Scotland News - ENABLE ScotlandIt is with a heavy heart that the ENABLE Family acknowledge the passing of our much loved member, John Booker. John has been the life and soul of the Edinburgh branch and ACE group for a number of years. His sense of humour, brilliant jokes and infectious laugh will be remembered by…
Read More -
Breaking Barriers set for best year ever in 2022
2022 is getting off to a flying start as our Breaking Barriers programme welcomes a further cohort of young, ambitious and talented students as they begin their university and work experience journey. Breaking Barriers is a ground-breaking partnership between ENABLE Scotland, the University of Strathclyde Business School, ScottishPower and STV. This innovative programme has been…
Read More -
#MyOwnFrontDoor Campaign Launches
ENABLE Scotland launches campaign to address the ‘human rights emergency’ of hundreds of Scots who have learning disabilities being forced to live far away from their families or stuck in hospital. #MyOwnFrontDoor calls for urgent change to uphold the human rights of all adults with learning disabilities in Scotland to…
Read More -
Barclays commits to ENABLE Scotland with £100,000 donation
ENABLE Scotland receives £100,000 donation from Barclays to engage with people who have learning disabilities from ethnically diverse communities. A new £100,000 fund to support people with learning disabilities from ethnically diverse backgrounds has been launched today. ENABLE Scotland, the country’s largest member-led charity, received the funding from Barclays…
Read More -
Remembering ACE member Neil Berry
Date: December 21, 2021- Category: Blog - ENABLE Scotland News - ENABLE ScotlandIt is with huge sadness that we announce a much-loved member of the ENABLE Family passed away on Wednesday 15th December. Neil Berry and his partner, Sheila, joined the Aberdeen ACE group when it started in 2018. He soon became an active campaigner, and was skilled in getting his point…
Read More -
Director of ENABLE Works Appointed to SCVO Board of Trustees
ENABLE Works Director Ashley Ryan has been appointed to the Board of The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO). SCVO is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector with a mission to promote and develop a confident and sustainable voluntary sector in Scotland. Ashley Ryan was named a new…
Read More
ENABLE Group
Supporting You
Supporting Us
Legal
Registered in Scotland. Scottish Charity No. SC009024
