Confident, Connected, Contributing

It’s been a busy year for GDA Members!

Thank you for your hard work and dedication to campaigning, contributing and working with us to make sure disabled people’s voices are heard in Glasgow and beyond.

GDA Voices Programs Include:
Drivers for Change
Social Care Expert Group
Young Drivers for Change
BAME Network
LGBT Network
Women’s Network

This newsletter gives a short overview of our activities in 2022.

GDA’s BAME Disabled People Network is a dedicated space for the voices, experience and expertise of disabled people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds – including disabled asylum seekers and refugees.

This report shares evidence from GDA’s recent Mental Health Research Project which also builds on findings from GDA wellbeing check-in calls and survey including failures in statutory services to provide accessible mental health supports.

It calls for holistic services that support disabled people’s physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing.

The Research finds that disabled people are aware of what is needed to support their wellbeing and how they can maintain or improve their mental health but that there is a distinct lack of support from statutory services when a disabled person requires interventions for mental ill health.

The Report calls for action across 5 areas-

1. Involve and Listen to Disabled People

2. Eliminate barriers to access

3. Invest in accessible and holistic wellbeing services

4. Address gaps in services

5. Promote and uphold human rights.