Fair for All - Disability consultation in Scotland

17/11/05
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) and Scottish Executive Health Department in Scotland have launched a consultation on Fair for All - Disability, offering SLTs and their service users in Scotland an opportunity to get inclusive communication and total communication issues firmly on the agenda.

The initiative aims to improve experiences for disabled people when they use the NHS and is linked to Part III of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, which aims to reduce discrimination towards disabled people when they access goods, services and facilities.

The DRC in Scotland has asked specifically for the speech and language therapy perspective, as they currently have a gap in knowledge in this area. We need your input as SLTs, either in your capacity working for the NHS or as part of a national level RCSLT response.

If you would like to respond to this consultation, please read this letter from Kim Hartley, Scotland Policy Officer.

The full guidance documents on the consultation can be accessed on the DRC's website or below.

Please note: the closing date for responses is 24 December 2005 for NHS Boards and 28 February 2006 for voluntary sector responses (including the RCSLT's) and not 30 November as incorrectly advertised on the DRC's website and consultation documents.

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