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  • Adult Disability Payment (Mobility Component) Consultation Response

    17th May 2023

    This response was informed by the lived experience of GDA members, disabled people who have a range of impairments and conditions including those with physical…

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    GDA Logo with 6 illustrated figures holding signs saying Rights Now.

  • Stop Cuts to Social Care Budget!

    22nd March 2023

    Stop Cuts to Social Care Budget which will erode Legal Rights and Protections for Glasgow’s disabled and older people. This morning (Wednesday 22nd March), members…

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    A person sits slumped in a chair, expressionless, looking downward. In front of them is a walking frame. Outside the window, the sun is shining, and people are visible on the hills. A person is seated at a table outside.

  • Disabled People’s Mental Health Matters

    8th December 2022

    “I was meant to have mental health inpatient care but I could not be admitted because they (the hospital) could not provide the physical care…

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  • Disabled People’s Mental Health Matters

    11th November 2022

    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…

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    Sign post with the words, Mental Health Crisis and three disabled people. One says 'disabled people's voices are heard'. Another days 'Decisions about our own lives' while another holds a placard saying 'Decisions about our lives'.

  • Autumn Learning & Events Bulletin out now!

    31st October 2022

    Our latest learning and events bulletin is out now! Come join in! There’s a host of free activites and events to take part in. Full…

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    Glasgow Disability Alliance Confident Connected Contributing Learning and Events Bulletin Autumn 2022 Cost of Living Crisis Event Tuesday 29th November 2022 • 10am - 3pm In-person and online (hybrid event) Disabled people are facing a “dire situation” in relation to the cost of living crisis, according to Joseph Rowntree Foundation's ‘Poverty in Scotland’ report, (Oct 2022). Come along to this event and tell the Scottish Government and Glasgow Council what actions you think they should take to help disabled people cope, especially as winter is fast approaching. • Watch a new PPP live performance. • Hear from Scottish Government and Glasgow City Council. • Meet others and share your experience and ideas. • Take part in person, or online. • Get information and support to help you cope. Also inside this bulletin: • Online learning. • New in-person learning. • Menopause support group. • GDA Peer Networks. • Social Care Expert Group. • Drivers for Change. • Important info about COVID-19 & flu vaccines.

  • Disabled People’s Mental Health Matters

    19th October 2022

    “I was meant to have mental health inpatient care but I could not be admitted because [the hospital] could not provide the physical care I…

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