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Date: 16th June 2023
Category:
Disabled children
Keep track of the progress made by SCLD by reading their Annual Review!
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Date: 15th September 2022
Category:
Disabled children
Closing date: 27th October 2022
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Date: 1st August 2022
Category:
Awareness-raising, Incorporation, Respect for the views of the child, Disabled children
Gregor, a participant in our Rights Right Now! project, has been featured in the recent edition of Enable magazine! He talks about his involvement in the project, which aimed to support meaningful and inclusive participation of children and young people as Scotland moves to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
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Date: 1st August 2022
Category:
General measures of implementation, Disabled children
An accessible and inclusive neighbourhood is crucial for children and young people to thrive. The Health and Social Care Alliance (the ALLIANCE), Disability Equality Scotland, and Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland have reported their findings following an event series exploring 20-minute neighbourhoods.
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Date: 23rd August 2021
Category:
Disabled children
EHRC is looking to appoint one or more contractors to deliver capacity-building projects on disability rights projects in England, Scotland and Wales.
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Date: 14th May 2021
Category:
Disabled children
It can sometimes be difficult for people with learning disabilities to form relationships, which is why this year’s theme for Scottish Learning Disability Week is relationships, highlighting the importance of having them.
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Date: 13th May 2021
Category:
Disabled children
National Autistic Society Scotland and ENABLE Scotland are calling for the world’s first commissioner for autistic people and people with a learning disability.
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Date: 1st March 2021
Category:
Disabled children
Sibs wants to hear from parents and carers to discover the impact the pandemic is having on siblings up to the age of 18, who have a brother or sister who has special educational needs or disability or a long-term health condition.
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Date: 12th February 2021
Category:
Disabled children
The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland and Inclusion Scotland are coordinating this joint statement to Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government. Individuals and organisations working for equality and human rights for disabled people across all communities are encouraged to sign up to the joint statement and promote it to wider networks.
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Date: 9th December 2020
Category:
Disabled children, Mental health, Health and health services, Social security
The report includes evidence, analysis and recommendations to improve social care in Scotland following COVID-19.
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Date: 19th November 2020
Category:
Disabled children
Closing date: 11th January 2021
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Date: 12th November 2020
Category:
Incorporation, Disabled children
In the post, the Chief Executive Officers of SCLD and PAMIS discuss the importance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill for children and young people with learning/intellectual disabilities.
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Date: 22nd September 2020
Category:
Disabled children
A survey of 800 parents of deaf children has revealed only 36% would be likely to send their child to school if teachers were compelled to wear face masks. A further one in five (19%) said they were uncertain about what they would do.
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Date: 4th September 2020
Category:
Disabled children
The report considers the impact of COVID-19 on the existing inequalities experienced by disabled people, namely: poverty and food insecurity, isolation and exclusion, health inequalities and social care. Recommendations to Scottish Government are included to ensure the human rights of disabled people are protected.
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Date: 6th August 2020
Category:
Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Disabled children
The National Autistic Society Scotland is calling on schools to provide personalised transition plans for all autistic children as schools return to in-person learning in August.
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Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Disabled children
In September 2019, the Deputy First Minister commissioned a review into implementation of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 following concerns raised by families and schools about the effectiveness and availability of support for children and young people under the Act.
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Date: 11th March 2020
Category:
Child justice system, Age of criminal responsibility, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Equal protection from violence, Disabled children
Specific issues for children’s rights included the use of restraint and seclusion in schools, corporal punishment, the minimum age of criminal responsibility, access to mental health services, and children and young people in custody.
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Date: 29th October 2019
Category:
Disabled children
Closing date: 22nd January 2020
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Date: 2nd April 2019
Category:
Disabled children, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Child Rights Connect has been following three resolutions at the Human Rights Council that were tabled on 14th March 2019 on empowering children with disabilities, recognising children as environmental human rights defenders and celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the UNCRC.
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Date: 20th March 2019
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Disabled children
Closing Date: 28th May 2019. From April 2020 the Scottish Government will take full responsibility for all remaining devolved entitlements to disability assistance, with replacement disability payments to start their introduction from summer 2020.
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