Access to buildings has got slightly better but there is still a long way to go. For example, the recent Lego Exhibition in Paisley was completely inaccessible - rather than making it voluntary, the government should make it compulsory for Access Panels to be consulted. Accessible information for blind people is non-existent, particularly within UK government departments. Social care is non-existent in the rural areas, which is a disgrace. While the Scottish Government is doing what it can to improve the life of disabled people the UK government seem to be doing all they can to vilify disabled people. We are being deliberately portrayed in the media as being a burden on society - that we are lepers. It is time that all professionals listen to what the person who is disabled is saying - and I mean listen, not give lip service After the high profile Paralympics the way people viewed disabilities changed but only for a short time. I think the UK and Scottish governments are very, very different in regard to how they approach these obligations. I am mostly happy with the Scottish Government's approach. I am appalled by the UK government's approach. Governments need to listen, hear and then act. Access to public transport needs to be improved. The whole process to PIP is inhuman, stressful, degrading and soul destroying. It has made my condition worse, and done the same for many others. Home Care charges are a tax on disability. Access to legislation for disabled people takes too long to implement.
Access to buildings has got slightly better but there is still a long way to go. For example, the recent Lego Exhibition in Paisley was completely inaccessible - rather than making it voluntary, the government should make it compulsory for Access Panels to be consulted. Accessible information for blind people is non-existent, particularly within UK government departments. Social care is non-existent in the rural areas, which is a disgrace. While the Scottish Government is doing what it can to improve the life of disabled people the UK government seem to be doing all they can to vilify disabled people. We are being deliberately portrayed in the media as being a burden on society - that we are lepers. It is time that all professionals listen to what the person who is disabled is saying - and I mean listen, not give lip service After the high profile Paralympics the way people viewed disabilities changed but only for a short time. I think the UK and Scottish governments are very, very different in regard to how they approach these obligations. I am mostly happy with the Scottish Government's approach. I am appalled by the UK government's approach. Governments need to listen, hear and then act. Access to public transport needs to be improved. The whole process to PIP is inhuman, stressful, degrading and soul destroying. It has made my condition worse, and done the same for many others. Home Care charges are a tax on disability. Access to legislation for disabled people takes too long to implement.
Summary-of-responses-to-Inclusion-Scotland.docx