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UK Government Survey on Strategy for Disabled People
The Scottish Government has launched a public survey to gather views of disabled people, carers, charities and stakeholders on the content of a National Strategy for Disabled People, which is…
SAVE THE DATE – SDS National Voice 2021
We’re delighted to confirm that our annual National Voice conference will be taking place on Wednesday 17 March 2021. This year, following COVID-19 advice and guidance, the event will take…
Personal Assistant COVID-19 Testing – workshops
Expansion of testing to adult care at home (Adult Day Centres/services; Sheltered Housing and Multiple Occupancies; Personal Assistants; wider Care at Home staff) To support the expansion of testing to…
Parent Club
Finding the right information and support as a parent can be difficult. That’s why the Scottish Government created Parent Club, an online hub full of up-to-date guidance on your child’s…
ShiftThePower Coronavirus Response Fund
Corra Foundation Coronavirus Grants ShiftThePower Coronavirus Response Fund has reopened and will operate on a rolling basis closing once all funds have been allocated. The #ShiftThePower Coronavirus Response Fund will…
New e-learning Platform from Your Options Understood
Connect with a new e-learning resource today: Designed and delivered by Dr Danielle Farrel, the Managing Director of Your Options Understood (Y.O.U) who has first-hand experience of living with a…
Learning from our first virtual event – Paving the Way
‘Paving the Way’ was Self Directed Support Scotland’s 2020 AGM, and it was our first major virtual event since the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, our AGM was a day for our…
Webinar Wednesday
Join our Chief Executive, Donald Macleod, on Wednesday (13 January) as he chats with the team at In Control Scotland about Self-Directed Support and the findings from the My Support,…
Scottish Government Vaccination Programme Update (Jan 2021)
New Vaccination Update from 1 January 2021: Including Priority Groups The Chief Medical Officer for Scotland has issued an updated letter about the arrangements being made for the COVID-19 vaccination…
End of year message from our Chief Executive
2020 has been a year of change and resilience for many, including Self Directed Support Scotland (SDSS). Having joined the organisation in August, I have been proud to be part…
Membership update
Earlier this year, we completed our membership registration process with 50 organisations committing to supporting the implementation and development of Self-directed Support (SDS) throughout Scotland in 2020/21. This year, our…
New Members Training for 2021
Upcoming Training Opportunities for Members in 2021 Equality: Disability Equality Training (DET) Disability Equality Training has been developed by disabled people to address the experience of disability and its impact….
Festive period office closure
Self Directed Support Scotland will be closing over the festive period to allow our small team to rest and spend time with their loved ones (following Covid-19 guidance). The ‘office’…
My Support, My Choice – Marginalised groups’ experiences of Self-directed Support
New reports highlight the need for a more robust system of SDS for marginalised groups Following the release of the national ‘My Support, My Choice’ report in October 2020, Self Directed Support Scotland and the…
Reflecting on our 2020 AGM: Paving the way
This year, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, our AGM went virtual with over 80 members (and non-members) joining us on the day. The event, on Thursday 12 November, was an…