Disability

Purpose of the group

1. To act as a channel of communication between the Scottish Parliament, disabled people and organisations working or supporting disabled people.

2. To provide opportunities for Members of the Scottish Parliament to learn about needs of disabled people and the barriers individuals face excluding them from performing an active role within society.

3. To increase awareness and raise the profile of rights for disabled people.

4. To put disability on the agenda of the Scottish Parliament.

Forthcoming meetings

Next meeting: 06 June 2012

This meeting will be held at 1pm in Committee Room 2.

Minutes

• Minutes of Meeting 7 September 2011 (22KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 7 December 2011 (27KB pdf)

Group Officers

• Convener: Michael McMahon
• Deputy Convener: Annabelle Ewing
• Deputy Convener: Siobhan McMahon

Group Members

• David Stewart
• Helen Eadie
• Jackie Baillie
• John Pentland
• Kenneth Gibson
• Liam McArthur
• Nanette Milne
• Patrick Harvie

Non MSP Individuals

David Hop

Organisations

Archibald Foundation
Arthritis Care
British Stammering Association
Capability Scotland
Contact a Family Scotland
D&G Voice
Disability Information Glasgow (DIGG)
Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations' Council
Fife Independent Disability Network
For Scotland's Disabled Children
Glasgow Disability Alliance
Headway
Inclusion Scotland
Leonard Cheshire Scotland
Momentum
Ownership Options
Pagoda
PhoneAbility
Quarriers
RNID Scotland
SAMH
Scottish Accessible Transport Alliance (SATA)
South Edinburgh Amenities Group (SEAG)
The Brittle Bones Society
The National Autistic Society
The National League of The Blind & Disabled
Tie LTD
Turning Point
Visability