Enable Scotland

Europe in Action conference takes place from 7 to 9 May 2024 in Glasgow.

Heather Gilchrist is a self-advocate from ENABLE Scotland. Heather Gilchrist talks about institutionalisation in Scotland.

Overview of news, reports, policies relevant to people with intellectual disabilities and their families in Europe.

Heather Gilchrist about ENABLE’s history of self-advocacy and recent campaign to end institutional living in Scotland. 

Listen to the presentations from Hear our Voices! self-advocacy conference 2021 final event.

ACE Committee self-advocates from Scotland recorded a video about their work: how they work together, what campaigns they do. The video was recorded to contribute to Hear our Voices self-advocacy conference.

Locking students away in a different room or restraining them otherwise - at school, this should only be used as a very last resort. The “In safe hands” campaign of our member Enable Scotland raises awareness about the overuse of these methods. Jordan McKenna, who works at Enable Scotland, told us more about the campaign.

This year Inclusion Europe wants to talk about education. We think that inclusive education is better for students, teachers and parents. Our member Enable Scotland wants all children to feel safe when they go to school. In many schools, children with disabilities are kept away from the other children. Enable Scotland started a campaign to stop this. The campaign is called “In Safe Hands?”. Jordan McKenna works at Enable Scotland. We asked Jordan some questions.

In 2018 we talked to self-advocates and other people who did good things for inclusion in Europe. Next week there will be European elections in all countries of the EU.

Our director Milan Šveřepa was glad to attend ENABLE Scotlands' 65th anniversary celebration in the Scottish Parliament.