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Disability Equality

The Department has produced a new Disability Equality Scheme and Mainstreaming Equalities Action Plan.

The scheme and action plans set out what we will do to:

Download the Disability Equality Scheme (Word, 32kB) | (PDF, 46kB)

View the Children and Families Accessibility Strategy 2006-2009

Asking about Ethnicity and Disability guidance

How to ask about Ethnicity and Disability (PDF, 65kB) - Guidance for staff when enrolling children and young people on how to ask questions about ethnicity and diversity.

Copies of this leaflet are also being sent to all establishments during the week beginning 7th January. We hope you will find it useful.

Disability Quiz

Download the disability quiz (Word, 49kB) or (PDF version)

Also see the accompanying Answers and Next Steps document (Word, 47kB) or (PDF version)

Supporting pupils absent from school

In terms of the Accessibility Strategy, schools are encouraged to improve home/school communication for pupils who are absent for extended or frequent periods. The Hospital and Outreach Teaching Service - H.O.T.S - has drafted a protocol that schools could adapt. You can find this on the link below under medical protocol http://egfl.net/ASL/Services_folder/ASLserviceshots.html

School Accessibility Lead

The new Accessibility Strategy asks for schools to consider who could be the Accessibility Lead to provide a link over accessibility issues. This might be the Equalities Co-ordinator, ASL team leader, Head or Depute.

Please let Dinah know who will be the nominated person in your school - Dinah Aitken, Accessibility Strategy Manager, on e-mail: dinah.aitken@edinburgh.gov.uk or tel: 0131 529 2128.