Our Policy Work
Our policy work allows us to represent the voices of disabled learners in issues which affect them in post-school learning, training and employment across Scotland. This includes:
- Centering disabled people’s lived experience in our policy work
- Involving disabled people in our policy work or advocating for their involvement
- Developing and maintaining links with key policy makers, such as the Scottish Government and Scottish Funding Council
- Responding to, and influencing national policy to bring about effective change for disabled people
- Submitting responses to consultations on issues which affect disabled learners
- Representing disabled people’s interests on a number of national committees and steering groups
Policy Responses
Lead Scotland response to the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill, 2024
Lead Scotland response Disclosure Scotland fees 2024
Lead Scotland response to Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill 2024
Lead Scotland response to A Human Rights Bill for Scotland, 2023
Lead Scotland response Skills delivery independent review 2022
Lead Scotland response to Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review, 2022
Lead Scotland response to Policy Connect’s Disabled Student Inquiry, January 2020
Research/Briefings
Improving outcomes for disabled students, 2024
Lead Scotland COVID-19 briefing for Scottish Government May 2020
Lead Scotland Advocacy Paper, March 2019
Supporting Disabled Learners to realise their Potential ECU Lead Scotland Report
Briefing for Angela Constance on Lead Transition Focus Groups
“Thank you for arranging this meeting. It’s the first time in my life I have been in an open forum with so many other students living with disability. It was very intense and powerful.”
“Collaborating with the policy team has been fantastic, together we’ve campaigned to make access to higher education more equitable for disabled students. It’s given me the opportunity to speak in parliament about my experiences, meet with MSPs and attend meetings with advisory groups. Working with the team has really helped put the lived experience of disabled students front and centre.”