Disabled People’s Organisation, Empowering supported individuals since 2010, Guided by principle “Nothing about us without us.” X reposts are not endorsements.

Hamilton, Scotland
Joined April 2012
Join The Manda Centre’s Burns Supper this January 2027 Enjoy a great evening while supporting an organisation helping people affected by bereavement, trauma, loss and loneliness. Tickets £35pp 077577 407002 [email protected] #BurnsSupper #TheMandaCentre – at Ferniegair, Scotland
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Citizens Advice Bureau Hamilton AGM 2026 Good advice empowers people to access support, understand their rights and engage with their community #AdviceOpensDoors – at Hamilton, Scotland
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Strengthening connections at #CPScotConf putting lived experience, early prevention and people’s voices at the heart of change. Listen early. Act early. Nothing about us without us. #CerebralPalsy #LivedExperience #EarlyPrevention
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don’t just accept “you can’t” or “that’s our policy.” ASK, what is the legal basis? Scottish law requires choice, involvement and informed decision-making. local policy cannot simply override statutory duties. #SelfDirectedSupport #Scotland #HumanRights #Carers – at Ferniegair, Scotland
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Timms Review Scotland Today disabled people and people with long-term health conditions shape the recommendations to ensure real choice, control, independence and support with disability-related costs #PIP #TimmsReview #DisabilityRights #Scotland
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The new real Living Wage rate will be announced on 15th October 2026, marking an important and welcome pay increase for thousands of workers across the UK. @LivingWageScot @LivingWageUK
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Great to attend the VASLan AGM 2026 A powerful reminder of what can happen when communities, voluntary organisations and people with lived experience come together. Partnership. Inclusion. Participation. Real voices driving change. Thank you @VA_SLAN #VASLan #AGM2026 – at Hamilton, Scotland
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“Making a Complaint about Adult Social Care” is nearly complete. It’s been a privilege working with national partners across Scotland to help make complaints handling simpler, safer, fairer and genuinely empowering for supported people and carers. #SocialCare #HumanRights
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Planning a holiday? Ask your local Social Work team whether eligible support costs while you’re away could be met through your SDS package, subject to your assessed needs and agreed outcomes. You pay for your holiday. SDS may help with the support you need to make it possible.
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Follow us on Instagram for practical Self-Directed Support guidance, rights, choice, control and flexibility. Know your rights. Know your options. Have your say. Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/sdsnetsl?stkn=… #SelfDirectedSupport #SouthLanarkshire #YourVoiceMatters – at Hamilton, Scotland
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Free Personal Care should be provided free of charge. Email your HSCP and ask: “Can you clearly show me how my Free Personal Care has been identified and excluded from my financial assessment?” @GDA__online @GCIL_DPO @LothianCIL @InclusionScot @InControlScot @SDSScot – at Hamilton, Scotland
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In Scotland, if a supported person has an assessed need for additional support to achieve their agreed personal outcomes, ask your local authority how that SUPPORT can be met through a Self-Directed Support budget. The holiday is yours to personally fund. – at Hamilton, Scotland
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Accessible tourism operators aren’t just breaking barriers and changing travel they’re challenging a system that too often excludes disabled people Scotland Self-Directed Support is about choice, control, flexibility, dignity to live your life on your own terms #InclusiveTravel – at Hamilton, Scotland
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Smart planning and good governance from around the world.
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NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US. When computer says someone gets 5 hours of support a week, who decided that number? People aren't numbers, Their needs, outcomes and lives matter. Don't let the algorithm become the assessor and become prisoner at home. #SDSScotland #HumanRights – at Hamilton, Scotland
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Our world-leading Human Rights Tracker has been updated today equalityhumanrights.com/news… See how the UK and Welsh Governments are performing on rights to food, healthcare, education, fair wages and housing. Track progress: equalityhumanrights.com/theh… #HumanRights #Equality – at Hamilton, Scotland
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Grateful thanks to all the staff and volunteers for your warm hospitality today. A really productive day promoting Self-Directed Support and connecting with Shopmobility customers. #SelfDirectedSupport #Shopmobility #ChoiceAndControl #YourVoiceMatters – at Hamilton, Scotland
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