Hope you're all well this fine sunny Thursday. Our new manager Heather has written her first blog post and it's a handy guide to carers allowance. Read it here disabilityscot.org.uk/36953-2/
Have a great day.
The DIS Team
#CarersAllowance

Take One Action have organised a film festival in Glasgow on 6-10th December to screen a number of independent films and will include accessible measures such as descriptive subtitles, BSL, live captions and audio description. More at the link below.
takeoneaction.org.uk/about/

DIS staff attended day 1 of The Gathering at the EICC today. We manned our stall, met some great people and attended some great lectures. We will be back there tomorrow for the second and final day. Stall 35 on the bottom floor. Come and say hello if you’re there. #SCVOGathering

Check out our new training courses and ensure your digital information is accessible for people with disabilities.

Online Self-Study Accessibility Awareness course only £9.99 p/p.

Instructor led courses only £39 p/p

disabilityscot.org.uk/making-informa…

#AccessibleInformation

Looking forward to next week’s Motability Big Event. It’s free to attend and a great day out, with over 70 cars, wheelchair adapted vehicles and adaptions and 35 powered wheelchairs and scooters. Find out more at motabilityonebigday.co.uk/the-big-event-…
Look out for us at the Partner Stand.

Join us between 11am and 4 pm on the the 1st September at Meadowbank Stadium (Edinburgh) for See Hear Fest. We will be with over forty other exhibitors who can offer information, advice and guidance for people with sensory loss. #SeeHearFest #SeeHearStrategy #SensoryLoss

An appeal by Spend a Penny Scotland to provide specialist CPT bathroom facilities in the Tyndrum area of Scotland. See the YouTube video below for a full explanation of what a CPT bathroom is and why they are so necessary in this area.

youtube.com/watch?v=9KbxyJ…

Do you live in Scotland and take an NSAID such as ibuprofen?
If you're 18+ and have been prescribed or purchased an NSAID recently Healthcare Improvement Scotland and the Uni of Strathclyde want to hear from you!
Please complete the 5-minute survey below:
tinyurl.com/2su8h4r6

Do you need urgent help with money, food or fuel?
Your local council may be able to provide help with things like food, heating and electricity. See costofliving.campaign.gov.scot for more details

Do you live in Scotland and take an NSAID such as ibuprofen?
If you're 18+ and have been prescribed or purchased an NSAID recently Healthcare Improvement Scotland and the Uni of Strathclyde want to hear from you!
Please complete the 5-minute survey below:
tinyurl.com/2su8h4r6

The 3rd of March is World Hearing Day where the World Health Organisation will be highlighting hearing issues. Find out more about the day and its theme here: who.int/campaigns/worl…

The Scottish Government's Social Security Programme is currently working on developing new carer's benefits in Scotland, and are looking to to speak to carers to help them design the new benefits offering.
See the link below for more details.

mygov.scot/carers-survey

Google open Assistive Technology Centre in London to develop new kinds of accessible and assistive technologies. attoday.co.uk/google-opens-l…
Image shows Google logo on top of building against blue sky as part of link to article