New "Travel Options" leaflet now available
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- Written by: Fife Council, Scottish Heath Council and Police Scotland
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In a great example of co-production work the Dementia Friendly Glenrothes project (hosted by Alzheimer Scotland until 2018) in collaboration with Fife Council, Scottish Heath Council and Police Scotland have produced a leaflet that details accessible transport options, services and helpful contact details for people travelling throughout Fife who may need some assistance.
Help answer the question: what’s changed one year on? Euan's Guide - The Access Survey 2019
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The longest running UK Access Survey from Euan’s Guide is back. The survey gives an annual insight into what disabled people think of access provision in public places and spaces.
New benefit for young carers: 16 - 18 year olds to get cash support from next week!
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- Category: Fife Voluntary Action
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From next week the Young Carer Grant will be available for 16, 17 and 18 year olds who spend an average of 16 hours caring for someone who receives a disability benefit.
Read more: New benefit for young carers: 16 - 18 year olds to get cash support from next week!
Invitation to partners to inform new e-learning development in domestic abuse including coercive controlling behaviour
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- Written by: Scottish Government
- Category: Fife Voluntary Action
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Awareness of the cause, nature, prevalence and dynamics of gender based violence including but not limited to domestic abuse and CCB is relevant to colleagues working to deliver services across all aspects of public sector delivery - so that any development can be robustly informed please complete this survey.
Fife Centre for Equalities, Equalities Weekly - Week Commencing 14/10/2019
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Lunchtime Equality Workshop - Equality Statistics:
Did you know that in Fife and the UK, women are expected to live longer than men (3.6 years), but that they are likely to spend 19 years in less good health in later life, compared to 15 years for males? Our Lunchtime Equality Workshop will be examining gaps in health and life expectancy, as well as paygaps linked to gender, disability and race.
Read more: Fife Centre for Equalities, Equalities Weekly - Week Commencing 14/10/2019
Fife Voluntary Action Bulletin 11 October 2019
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Scottish Government Consultation of Carers Strategic Policy Statement
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- Category: Fife People’s Panel
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The Carers Strategic Policy Statement maps the main policies across the Scottish Government which are particularly relevant to unpaid carers - alongside the outcomes these policies contribute towards and the Scottish Government’s overall ambitions for carers and carer support.
Read more: Scottish Government Consultation of Carers Strategic Policy Statement
Equality Act came into force 1st October 2010
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A new Equality Act came into force on 1 October 2010.
It brings together over 116 separate pieces of legislation into one single Act.
The Act provides a legal framework to protect the rights of individuals and advance equality of opportunity for all.
It provides Britain with a discrimination law which protects individuals from unfair treatment and promotes a fair and more equal society.
The nine main pieces of legislation that have merged are:
- the Equal Pay Act 1970
- the Sex Discrimination Act 1975
- the Race Relations Act 1976
- the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003
- the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003
- the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006
- the Equality Act 2006, Part 2
- the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007
As Britain's national equality body, our work is driven by a simple belief: if everyone gets a fair chance in life, we all thrive.
Find out what we're doing to protect and promote equality in Britain.
There are further elements in the Act that did not come into force in October 2010, but may do in the future.
We await updates from the government on these developments.
Examples are:
- duty to make reasonable adjustments to common parts of leasehold and commonhold premises and common parts in Scotland
- provisions relating to auxiliary aids in schools
- diversity reporting by political parties
- provisions about taxi accessibility
- prohibition on age discrimination in services and public functions
- civil partnerships on religious premises
Elements of the Act that will not be coming into force are:
- dual discrimination: the government has decided not to bring this into force as a way of reducing the cost of regulation to business
- socio-economic inequalities under the Public Sector Equality Duty
We have published guidance to help employers, workers, service providers, service users and education providers understand the Equality Act.
You can find all of our this in our Equality Act guidance section.
Last updated: 19 Jun 2019
The above information is from https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/equality-act-2010/what-equality-act
video introduction to the Act .
in-depth guidance for employers, employees, schools and higher and further education providers, and those providing or using services, including clubs, associations and political parties. The Commission will also be producing guidance for students and parents, guides on housing and transport, and guidance around the Public Sector Equality Duties.
To complement the guidance we are also producing a Starter Kit giving a short, accessible summary to the Act to help you understand the essentials of the law. It will offer simple downloadable learning modules taking you through different scenarios as an employer or service provider.
We will be laying the following draft Codes of Practice before Parliament on 11 October: Equal Pay, Employment, and Services and Public Functions.
To find out more and keep up-to-date with all information, events and guidance about the Act please visit the Equality Act area of our website.
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Fife Voluntary Action Bulletin 03 October 2019
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Disability and air travel ADVICE AND GUIDANCE
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- Written by: The Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Category: Accessibility
- Hits: 947
Who is this page for?
- Individuals using a service
Which countries is it relevant to?
BlueBadgeParking.com is a free, worldwide map and database of disabled / handicap parking places.
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- Category: Accessibility
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nooriginalthought.bluebadgeparking
The project was started in 2006 when I realised that online maps of disabled parking provision as produced by local authorities were scarce and where they did exist they were woefully out of date. Similarly, printed maps go out of date the moment they go to press and become less useful as time goes by.
BlueBadgeParking.com, on the other hand, continues to improve with time. You, as a user of the site, can add new locations and update existing locations. If you find a disabled parking space no longer exists you can even mark it for deletion from our database!
This means that BlueBadgeParking.com is as up to date as you, its users, make it.
Disability and air travel ADVICE AND GUIDANCE in the UK
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- Written by: The Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Category: Accessibility
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Scotrail Assisted Travel https://www.scotrail.co.uk/form/assisted-travel
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- Category: Accessibility
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Request assistance for your journey, two hours or more before you travel.
Our opening hours are 07:00 to 22:00, 7 days a week (except Christmas Day) for phone and online bookings. If you're travelling early in the morning, make sure you book assistance before 22:00 the previous evening.
Read more: Scotrail Assisted Travel https://www.scotrail.co.uk/form/assisted-travel
Falls Prevention Awareness Week 23 – 29 September 2019
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- Written by: Fife's Health and Social Care Partnership along with NHS professionals
- Category: Fife's Health and Social Care Partnership (Articles)
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Falls and fractures in older people are a costly and often preventable health issue. Reducing falls and fractures is important for maintaining health, wellbeing and independence amongst older people.
Read more: Falls Prevention Awareness Week 23 – 29 September 2019
Free Lipreading Classes in Methil
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- Written by: Pam Myles
- Category: Fife Voluntary Action
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Do you find yourself struggling to hear what people say? Turning the TV up? Find people are always mumbling? Do you find social situations hard to manage due to background noise?
Registered Lipreading tutor Pam Myles is offering this free informal Lipreading course funded by Workers Educational Association (WEA) Scotland.
The courses will take place at Memorial Park Hall, Memorial Park, Wellesley Road, Methil, from 3.30pm - 5.30pm.
For more information and how to book please contact Pam by phoning 07956 992 286 or e-mail
The above is From Fife Voluntary Action Bulletin 05 September 2019
Action on Hearing Loss - Online Survey - Research into in work support and challenges
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- Written by: Action on Hearing Loss
- Category: Fife Voluntary Action
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Five million people of working age are deaf or have hearing loss or tinnitus, but very very little is known about the support people are getting – or not getting – to help them in work, and the impact that this has.
Read more: Action on Hearing Loss - Online Survey - Research into in work support and challenges
Go Kids Go! Formerly known as Association of Wheelchair Children
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- Category: Accessibility
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The below information is from http://www.wheelchairchildren.org.uk/
Go Kids Go! was formerly known as Association of Wheelchair Children which in turn came out of The Newham Rollers - a local activities group for wheelchair-using children, which operated in the East End of London in the late 1980’s.
As news about its work spread, founder Owen McGhee (BSc, MCSP, SRP) who was the Senior Community Paediatric Physiotherapist for the Newham Health Authority, identified a national need for these specialist wheelchair services. In 1990 AWC became a registered national charity and since that time has helped literally thousands of wheelchair-using children and their families.
Read more: Go Kids Go! Formerly known as Association of Wheelchair Children
RNIB Resource - Healthy Eyes Pack
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RNIB have released a training resource to support people with LD to access eye care services. If you work with people with a learning disability you will find some resources that can help you.
For more information, please click here.
The above is From Fife Voluntary Action Bulletin 22 August 2019
Community Hospital & Intermediate Care Bed Design Proposal
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- Written by: Community Hospital & Intermediate Care Bed Design Proposal, Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
- Category: Fife's Health and Social Care Partnership (Articles)
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Fife Health & Social Care Partnership are holding focus groups to provide the people of Fife with the opportunity to feedback on proposed changes to the Community Hospital and Intermediate Care Bed service in Fife.
Read more: Community Hospital & Intermediate Care Bed Design Proposal
Poverty Awareness Training Programme 2019-2020
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- Written by: Healthy Fife
- Category: Fife Voluntary Action
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The multi-agency Poverty Awareness Training Group are pleased to disseminate the 2019/2020 Programme which has a number of relevant, engaging and accessible training courses around Welfare Reform.
Social Security Scotland - Launch of Best Start Foods
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- Category: Fife Voluntary Action
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Today Social Security Scotland opened for new applications for their Best Start Food payment, which replaces the UK Government’s Healthy Start Vouchers in Scotland. Best Start Foods provides low income families on certain benefits with £17.00 every four weeks during pregnancy and for every child under three to spend on a range of healthy foods. This payment increases to £34.00 for children under one.
Read more: Social Security Scotland - Launch of Best Start Foods
Go Kids Go (Association of Wheelchair Children)
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- Category: Accessibility
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Go Kids Go ! is the leading provider of Wheelchair skills training.
Our unique FREE Courses equip young wheelchair users with the skills to become independently mobile so that they can enjoy the same activities as their able bodied peers.
Although we are a small charity - we run courses across the UK. These are practical fun and an ideal way to meet others in a similar position
Our Course Schedule can be found in the "Our Training " section of the Website
Go Kids Go ! relies on donations to help us continue to provide our vital help and support.
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee NHS Tayside - Mobility Scooter and Wheelchair hire
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- Category: Accessibility
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The Below information is from https://www.sabaparking.co.uk/ninewells-hospital-car-park
Read more: Ninewells Hospital, Dundee NHS Tayside - Mobility Scooter and Wheelchair hire
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Fife Council`s Access Policy and Standards 2003 - Making Fife’s Places Planning Policy Guidance – buildings, green infrastructure, and streets [August 2015]
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Fife Council`s Access Policy and Standards 2003
I tried to see if there is an update to the 2003 version but the only thing I could find is:
Making Fife’s Places Planning Policy Guidance – buildings, green infrastructure, and streets [August 2015]
Volunteering while claiming benefits - guidance now published on GOV.UK
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In February 2017, Volunteer Glasgow and The Trust Inverclyde (as they were known at the time) worked with Voluntary Action Scotland (VAS) and the Department for Work and Pension (DWP) to publish guidance on volunteering while claiming benefits.
Read more: Volunteering while claiming benefits - guidance now published on GOV.UK
Fife Councils Concessionary Travel Schemes
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All the below information is from the Fife Councils Concessionary Travel Schemes Website
If you are aged 60 or over, or an eligible disabled person aged 5 years or over and hold a National Entitlement card (known in Fife as the myfife card) you will be entitled to free bus travel throughout Scotland and discounted rail travel between any two Fife stations for £1.00 per single journey.
Mentor M.E. - Peer mentors for people with M.E. and their carers
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- Written by: Action for M.E.
- Category: Fife Voluntary Action
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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) is a long-term (chronic), fluctuating, neurological condition that causes symptoms affecting many body systems, more commonly the nervous and immune systems. M.E. affects an estimated 250,000 people in the UK, and around 17 million people worldwide.
Read more: Mentor M.E. - Peer mentors for people with M.E. and their carers
Criminal justice and disabled people - consultation
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- Written by: Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Category: Fife Voluntary Action
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Do disabled people experience discrimination in the Criminal Justice System?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) launched a Criminal Justice System Inquiry in March 2019 as an important part of its strategic plan.
Read more: Criminal justice and disabled people - consultation
Community empowerment is a priority in Scotland - 5 principles published
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- Written by: Strategic Scrutiny Group
- Category: Fife Voluntary Action
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What is community empowerment?
Community empowerment processes support people to do things for themselves and enable people to take control over the decisions and factors that affect their lives and communities.
Read more: Community empowerment is a priority in Scotland - 5 principles published
Help to shape future support from the National Lottery Community Fund
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- Category: Fife Voluntary Action
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The National Lottery Community Fund would like to understand how organisations currently use evidence and insight. This is to help the Fund develop initiatives to better help and support groups / organisations and the sector as a whole.
Read more: Help to shape future support from the National Lottery Community Fund
- Charity law consultation responses published
- Choice Support - Supported Loving Toolkit
- Lochore Meadows Country Parks - Outdoor Education Centre
- Walking on Air - If you are disabled and really want wings
- Social security benefits toolkit for third sector
- Health Promotion in the Workplace Annual Report
- Forget Me Not - Dementia Carers evening Group in Dunfermline
- What's new in Adult Support and Protection? July 2019
- Autism advisory panel – participants wanted
- Mentor M.E. - Peer mentors for people with M.E. and their carers
- PVG Disclosure Bill update
- Shared surface streets - The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
- Trail Mobility Scooters At Loch Leven
- The British Red Cross Wheelchair Loan Depot in Fife.
- AbilityNet - IT Support At Home Free support to help you get the most from your technology
- Shopmobility (Fife)
- Apply for a blue badge (Fife)
- Apply for or renew a Blue Badge in Scotland
- Fife Pilgrim Way
- Scottish Access Panel Network
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