that this will not just be a one-off scheme but the start of an partnership with NHSScotland ongoing programme. and Glasgow 7.22.2 Through Inclusion Scotland’s experience of placing and Centre for supporting interns in political settings and with third sector Inclusive Living organisations, it has been demonstrated that this can be a Equality very effective means, not just of enhancing their Academy employability but of promoting lasting positive change to attitudes and practices. We believe there is great scope to place interns in a range of settings, including in the field of health and social care, in order to increase understanding of the barriers disabled people face and how to remove them, and so that interacting with disabled people as fellow colleagues becomes a normal familiar, everyday occurrence. NHS Scotland 7.23.1 There were no comments on this initiative. It would seem to Learning have the potential to be useful, subject to the quality of the Disability tools and guidance, and the extent to which they Employment incorporate and reflect disabled people’s views. Programme 7.23.2 The employment rate of people with learning disabilities is particularly low: only 13% of adults with learning disabilities who are of working age are in full-time employment or training in Scotland. Action to address this would certainly be welcome. However, there is no obvious reason why such action should only be confined to employment within NHS Scotland. Disability 7.24.1 This commitment appears merely to be proposing action to Inclusion promote the expertise of organisations working in the Promotional disability field to assorted staff within NHS Scotland. While Campaign possibly useful, this is a very limited proposal which falls a long way short of the scale of public awareness-raising campaign on disability inclusion that people told us was needed. The Me’ campaign was cited as a positive ‘See example. 7.24.1 Even within its own narrow terms, it is hard to pass judgement on its likely impact. There is nothing said about who will do this, how they will do it, whether disabled people and their organizations would be directly involved, or what positive changes to practice NHS Scotland staff are expected to do as a consequence.
partnership with NHSScotland and Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living Equality Academy that this will not just be a one-off scheme but the start of an ongoing programme. 7.22.2 Through Inclusion Scotland’s experience of placing and supporting interns in political settings and with third sector organisations, it has been demonstrated that this can be a very effective means, not just of enhancing their employability but of promoting lasting positive change to attitudes and practices. We believe there is great scope to place interns in a range of settings, including in the field of health and social care, in order to increase understanding of the barriers disabled people face and how to remove them, and so that interacting with disabled people as fellow colleagues becomes a normal familiar, everyday occurrence. NHS Scotland Learning Disability Employment Programme 7.23.1 There were no comments on this initiative. It would seem to have the potential to be useful, subject to the quality of the tools and guidance, and the extent to which they incorporate and reflect disabled people’s views. 7.23.2 The employment rate of people with learning disabilities is particularly low: only 13% of adults with learning disabilities who are of working age are in full-time employment or training in Scotland. Action to address this would certainly be welcome. However, there is no obvious reason why such action should only be confined to employment within NHS Scotland. Disability Inclusion Promotional Campaign 7.24.1 This commitment appears merely to be proposing action to promote the expertise of organisations working in the disability field to assorted staff within NHS Scotland. While possibly useful, this is a very limited proposal which falls a long way short of the scale of public awareness-raising campaign on disability inclusion that people told us was needed. The ‘See Me’ campaign was cited as a positive example. 7.24.1 Even within its own narrow terms, it is hard to pass judgement on its likely impact. There is nothing said about who will do this, how they will do it, whether disabled people and their organizations would be directly involved, or what positive changes to practice NHS Scotland staff are expected to do as a consequence.