24th March 2021 Lead Scotland is proud to be working with a range of partners commissioning and developing new alternative formats of online safety and security messaging for people who might find current messaging inaccessible. The new formats will include text formats, braille, British Sign Language, captioned video, community languages and easy read formats. Accessible […]
Posted: Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
For this year’s Cyber Scotland Week, we made 5 infographics and 5 short videos with the key online security messages. You can find these items below. To save the infographics to your computer, right click on the picture and click ‘save as’. Feel free to share these with your contacts. Creating Strong and Unique Passwords […]
Posted: Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
Only about 45% of disabled adults are employed. The Disability Employment Gap Public Social Partnership aims to work with employers to convey the benefits of employing disabled people and increasing employers’ confidence, awareness and capacity to do so. As part of this, Lead Scotland is holding 10 free webinars about online accessibility for employers. Each […]
Posted: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
March 2021 As part of our recent cyber security activities, including our webinars, we’ve produced an Easy Read booklet to help people stay safe online. The booklet gives information about creating and remembering strong passwords, identifying email and website scams and what to do in the event of a cyber attack. What is Easy Read? […]
Posted: Thursday, March 4th, 2021
Do you live in Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire and worry about being safe online? We have some classes on zoom about passwords and online scams that can help you feel more confident using your computer, tablet or smartphone. The classes will be especially useful for disabled people or those who might find it harder to use the internet […]
Posted: Thursday, February 18th, 2021
Our online safety classes are back for 2021! This year we’re giving up-to-date advice and information about important topics like passwords, online scams and cyber attacks so you can feel more confident that you can use the internet while protecting yourself. The classes will be especially useful for disabled people or those who might find […]
Posted: Friday, January 15th, 2021
Please see below our Thank You Card for our volunteers at Christmas 2020.
Posted: Monday, December 7th, 2020
Digital inclusion is a social justice issue, unchecked it has been exacerbating social inequalities. We all need to work together to turn things around. At Youthlink Scotland’s #DYWSummit on the 8th September, I talked about four tactics to bridge the digital divide and create a fairer Scotland: Firstly, the Digital Inclusion Fund The Scottish Government […]
Posted: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
A new £250,000 programme has been launched as part of an ongoing effort to digitally connect people who are not yet online, people who are experiencing the most barriers to participation. The Digital Inclusion Fund will be used to facilitate the purchase of laptops, tablets and adaptive assistive technology in order to promote digital inclusion […]
Posted: Thursday, August 27th, 2020
We recently took part in the Scottish Transitions Forum’s series of webinars for parents and carers of young people with additional support needs who are leaving or have just left school. Rebecca Scarlett, our Senior Information and Policy Officer, led a webinar that looked at post school learning options and support. Check out a recording […]
Posted: Friday, July 3rd, 2020
This 21 minute podcast provides a brief overview of the particular barriers people with learning impairments, low literacy and dyslexia can experience when wanting to use the internet safely and with confidence. You’ll learn how to create a strong and unique password and how to support others to do so. You’ll also hear advice about […]
Posted: Thursday, March 26th, 2020
Due to current NHS and Government guidance on social distancing because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we have changed our usual face-to-face learning and befriending services to be exclusively delivered by telephone and online platforms, such as video calling. As a team, we’ve collected together websites, apps and information about how you can continue to […]
Posted: Friday, March 20th, 2020
Last updated 11/10/2022. We are offering remote, outdoor and indoor meetings, risk assessing our activity. HELPLINE: Our helpline is open as usual. REMOTE: Staff members and volunteers can offer everyone remote support by phone, text, email, online and by post. OUTDOORS: Staff and volunteers can meet people outdoors, following these rules: If you feel unwell […]
Posted: Monday, March 16th, 2020
As part of the Lead to Cyber Resilience Project, we have written 5 blog posts on different aspects of staying safe online and supporting others to be cyber resilient. Check them out below.
Posted: Monday, February 24th, 2020
If you are worried that you are not safe online please come along to one of our Cyber Resilience events! We can help you learn and feel more confident. Our Cyber Scotland Week events All events are supported by Lead Scotland staff and volunteers, have a free lunch and travel costs are provided for disabled […]
Posted: Tuesday, January 28th, 2020
We are making an urgent plea to encourage disabled people and carers to complete the adult learning survey, which has now been extended to the 31st January 2020. Lead Scotland is concerned that the survey responses received so far do not represent disabled people and carers who need home or community based learning services, or […]
Posted: Thursday, December 12th, 2019
It’s Adult Learners week and Lead Scotland is asking all disabled adults, carers and supporters to complete this Scottish Government adult learning survey. Who is able to access lifelong learning opportunities? Who is being left behind and why? Please do spread the word and have your say before the middle of January 2020. The Adult […]
Posted: Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
Disabled people in Scotland can face multiple barriers in trying to access university. Students along with their families tell us that inadequate additional support to learn at school, interruption to school education from serious illness, and inability to re-locate due to complex needs are just some of the issues that can have an impact on […]
Posted: Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
Improving outcomes and experiences for disabled students at Scotland’s colleges and universities Lead Scotland and Advance HE are working together to explore the range of practices happening across Scotland’s colleges and universities, that contribute to improving disabled students’ experiences and outcomes. We know from our engagement with teaching staff and practitioners that there is a […]
Posted: Thursday, September 12th, 2019
Lead Scotland’s 40th Anniversary Parliamentary Reception shall be in the Burns Room, Scottish Parliament Buildings, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP on the 5th of November, 2019, 6pm to 8pm (please arrive by 5.30pm), kindly hosted by Daniel Johnson MSP and sponsored by Sight and Sound Technology. Over the last 3 years Lead Scotland has supported over 2,000 disabled people and […]
Posted: Tuesday, September 10th, 2019
