Disability

My Life My Way: Gordon Roy

Experiences of a day centre for people with learning disability. Gordon Roy left school when he was 17 in the 1980s and attended a day centre.

Published on September 14, 2014 | 8 minutes | 1595 words | Iriss

Walking towards better health

Michael McEwan of Able Radio speaks to Emma Goodlad, Walking Development Worker at ALLIANCE Scotland, about the Walking Towards Better Health programme.

Published on August 14, 2014 | 11 minutes | 2158 words | Iriss

Learning Disability Week 2014

Michael McEwan of Able Radio talks to Jan Murdoch of SCLD about what the week has in store.

Published on May 5, 2014 | 7 minutes | 1462 words | Iriss

Dates-n-Mates nightclub for people with learning disabilities

Michael McEwan of Able Radio catches up with John Paul, a Director of Dates-n-Mates, at the Arches to talk about Late, Scotland's first inclusive club night for people with learning disabilities.

Published on March 14, 2014 | 7 minutes | 1332 words | Iriss

Disability sports in Scotland and the Commonwealth Games 2014

Michael McEwan of Able Radio speaks to Gavin Macleod, Chief Executive of Scottish Disability Sport about the work that they do and the build up to Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Published on February 20, 2014 | 12 minutes | 2465 words | Iriss

Trend Spotter network

Michael McEwan of Able Radio interviews Susan Campbell of the Social Care Ideas Factory about the Trend Spotter network in Glasgow that will capture stories and trends of everyday living of people affected by disabilities.

Published on January 15, 2014 | 5 minutes | 955 words | Iriss

Able Radio presents... December 2013

International Day of Disabled People 2013 Able Radio Trend Spotting / Social Care Ideas Factory.

Published on December 9, 2013 | 4 minutes | 752 words | Iriss

Able Radio presents- October 2013

Guest presenter, Michael McEwan from Able Radio offers the latest round-up of news and events for people with disabilities.

Published on October 20, 2013 | 5 minutes | 899 words | Iriss

Able Radio presents - September 2013

We are pleased to introduce guest presenter Michael McEwan, a regular contributor to Able Radio. Michael offers a roundup of news and events for people with disabilities.

Published on September 25, 2013 | 6 minutes | 1117 words | Iriss

Lessons from a scoping study on disabled children and child protection

Professor Kirsten Stalker undertook an eight month scoping study, involving an international literature review, interviews with ten key informants from England and Scotland, guided conversations with four disabled children and some policy analysis.

Published on February 1, 2012 | 6 minutes | 1234 words | Iriss