GAP Opening Hours
GAP office hours have been revised so that we are now open mornings Monday to Friday. This is due to the funding difficulties that we are experiencing in the present financial climate.
Take 2 seconds of your time to make a huge difference
Hi Everyone
If possible please could you follow this link and add your name and email address and I would appreciate if you forward it onto your contacts.
It will then be added to the petition that a group of amazing young disabled kids, called the 'trailblazers', are taking to 10 downing street. The petition is demanding "investigations into transport, education and leisure facilities, and acting upon them to empower young disabled people to enjoy the same opportunities in society as their non disabled peers."
It will take no time at all and will make a huge difference.
www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx
With kind regards
Julie McElroy
Scottish Arts Council Disability Equality Survey:
The Scottish Arts Council''s Equalities team would appreciate your help in improving their knowledge and evidence base on disability issues by completing an online questionnaire. Your answers will be treated in the strictest confidence and will only be used to inform their revised Disability Equality Scheme…..The questionnaire can be found here and will be available online until the end of November. It can also be emailed or sent in a paper format. It can be made available on request in large print (please state preferred font and font size), audio or in Braille. Please contact Adrienne Zitt on 0131 226 6051 for further assistance.
Scottish Disability Equality Forum Conference in Perth
Susan Wood, GAP’s chairperson represented GAP at this recent conference at which there was a very useful presentation from Communication Forum Scotland. Susan’s report on the event will be available here next week.
SATA AGM
The Scottish Accessible Transport Alliance held its AGM in Edinburgh on Thursday 17th September. We hope to be able to provide a short report of the proceedings before the end of the month.
Scottish Transport Conference 2009
Panel members Sheila Buchanan and Peter Joyce attended this event on 15th September 2009. Their report on the event will be available shortly.
