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Jul 5, 2022

New Routes Home is a partnership of interested individuals and organisations across Scotland who campaign for the right of all people with disabilities to have their own home and to have meaningful choices around where they live, and who (if anyone) lives with them. This includes having choices around how support...


May 23, 2022

Is technology the answer for rural social work? 

Jane Pye, Lecturer in Social Work at Lancaster University. explores the potential benefits of using technology, for social workers and people who live rurally and use services.

She also considers the dangers of suggesting that the use of technology is the answer to the...


May 10, 2022

How do we help people live their lives as they want? How can we commission services in a more ethical and person-centred way?

The Gwynedd social care team and local health board in Wales have been changing how home care has been commissioned and delivered. They’ve created a model that moves away from ‘time...


Apr 19, 2022

Scottish Learning Disability Week 2022 takes place from 2 until 8 May, and the theme for this year is ‘We all have human rights’.

Michael McEwan speaks to Libby Clement and Oonagh Brown from the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) about the theme, its importance and what's happening over...


Mar 8, 2022

ENABLE Works helps people with learning disabilities and other barriers to employment to obtain and sustain rewarding employment.

What are some of the barriers and what is the current situation for disabled people seeking employment?

Michael McEwan speaks to Lianne Williams, Depute Director at ENABLE Scotland, and Mark...