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An open letter from the Disabled People’s Movement! The National Care Service: If not now, when?
PublicationThe signatories to this letter are leaders within the Disabled People’s Movement in Scotland (the Movement). We are disabled people, and we represent disabled people across Scotland. We know the stark reality of disabled people’s lives and the urgent issues that must be addressed - not least social care.
We are truly shocked to hear reports that the National Care Service will be delayed or scrapped altogether. This cannot be allowed to happen when wholesale reform is so urgently needed.Download Now
GDA Manifesto 2024
PublicationDisabled People in Glasgow and Scotland have felt deprioritised and dehumanised increasingly over decades and even more so since the last General Election. Successive policies and Governments have failed to tackle our poverty and inequality and the dire situation facing disabled people has been supercharged by national policies and global events e.g. austerity, the pandemic and the cost of living crisis.
Read our 2024 Manifesto and Asks to learn more about what disabled people are demanding this election.
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GDA Evidence at Scottish Covid Inquiry – November 2023
FilmGDA Chief Executive, Tressa Burke, gives evidence to the Scottish Covid Inquiry in November 2023.
"Over the last 3 years and 9 months, GDA has transformed our delivery model to respond to the urgent and pressing needs of disabled people as a consequence of the pandemic and now cost of living crisis. Programmes are now available in person or online, by phone and through hybrid delivery models too e.g. events.
During the height of the pandemic, funding flowed and worries about how to meet needs were removed. However, this reverted to more “normal” and draconian practises which disadvantage DPOs because of a lack of understanding of the additional supports disabled people need and related investment required to enable this.
Disabled people need now more than ever to be prioritised in policies and actions to tackle the pre-existing inequalities which were supercharged as well as the new ones created. We must ask ourselves as a country, what is our motivation, what is our capacity and what are the opportunities for change? Much of this will depend on political leadership and resources and if we can make progress on the motivation factor, the rest will follow. This will depend on building understanding of disabled people’s lives and working with disabled people and our organisations to build services and supports which ensure that disabled people are never again left behind, fearing for our very lives- not only because of a deadly virus but because of how devalued and dehumanised we are by society. This might seems dramatic and I’m afraid that is because it is. "
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An open letter from the Disabled People’s Movement! The National Care Service: If not now, when?
PublicationThe signatories to this letter are leaders within the Disabled People’s Movement in Scotland (the Movement). We are disabled people, and we represent disabled people across Scotland. We know the stark reality of disabled people’s lives and the urgent issues that must be addressed - not least social care.
We are truly shocked to hear reports that the National Care Service will be delayed or scrapped altogether. This cannot be allowed to happen when wholesale reform is so urgently needed.Download Now
GDA Manifesto Film 2024
FilmGDA members talking about the General Election 2024 manifesto asks.
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Disabled People Challenge Poverty – survey findings summary
PublicationGDA conducted a survey of over 600 members to quantify the current situation facing disabled people and to share this evidence - both quantitative and qualitative - with those in power so that vital and urgent action can be taken.
The findings paint a bleak picture of disabled people, struggling to manage financially and unable to access the services and supports they need at this time.
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GDA Manifesto 2024
PublicationDisabled People in Glasgow and Scotland have felt deprioritised and dehumanised increasingly over decades and even more so since the last General Election. Successive policies and Governments have failed to tackle our poverty and inequality and the dire situation facing disabled people has been supercharged by national policies and global events e.g. austerity, the pandemic and the cost of living crisis.
Read our 2024 Manifesto and Asks to learn more about what disabled people are demanding this election.
Download Now
GDA Evidence at Scottish Covid Inquiry – November 2023
FilmGDA Chief Executive, Tressa Burke, gives evidence to the Scottish Covid Inquiry in November 2023.
"Over the last 3 years and 9 months, GDA has transformed our delivery model to respond to the urgent and pressing needs of disabled people as a consequence of the pandemic and now cost of living crisis. Programmes are now available in person or online, by phone and through hybrid delivery models too e.g. events.
During the height of the pandemic, funding flowed and worries about how to meet needs were removed. However, this reverted to more “normal” and draconian practises which disadvantage DPOs because of a lack of understanding of the additional supports disabled people need and related investment required to enable this.
Disabled people need now more than ever to be prioritised in policies and actions to tackle the pre-existing inequalities which were supercharged as well as the new ones created. We must ask ourselves as a country, what is our motivation, what is our capacity and what are the opportunities for change? Much of this will depend on political leadership and resources and if we can make progress on the motivation factor, the rest will follow. This will depend on building understanding of disabled people’s lives and working with disabled people and our organisations to build services and supports which ensure that disabled people are never again left behind, fearing for our very lives- not only because of a deadly virus but because of how devalued and dehumanised we are by society. This might seems dramatic and I’m afraid that is because it is. "
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Rights Now! Trifold
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