Angela O'Hagan
@angelao44
Feminist, socialist and can still find things funny.
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08-07-2010 21:37:20
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Our Executive Director Jan Savage gave evidence Health, Social Care and Sport Committee yesterday, on the National Care Service Bill at Stage 2. We called for a stronger focus on advocacy, accountability and articulation of Article 19 of the UNCRPD in the Bill, to make sure people’s rights to independent
The Commission met with First Minister John Swinney for the first time today. Following the Programme for Government and delay to the Human Rights Bill for Scotland, our new Chair welcomed a constructive opportunity to reset our engagement with Scottish Government and to press for continued
Really important intervention from Scotland’s #DPOs on human rights of disabled people. Scottish Human Rights Commission UN Treaty Bodies monitoring of the #UNCRPD has highlighted many of these issues 👉 scottishhumanrights.com/media/2614/uki…
#DPOs Disability Equality Scotland Glasgow Disability Alliance Inclusion Scotland have 3 asks they would like Scottish Government to commit to in the strengthened Disability Equality Plan. Here is Chris, DPO member talking about Ask 1/ Investing further in existing Advice in Accessible Settings.
This week our Chair Angela O'Hagan and Executive Director Jan Savage joined the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions General Assembly. On the agenda: ➡ Developing ENNHRI's next Strategic Plan ➡ Sharing best practice on promoting and protecting human rights 👇
Completely delighted to be at the launch event of A Most Unsuitable Game at Hampden. A great project by Professor Fiona Skillen Karen Fraser and Julie MacNeil with Tippermuir Books
We need funding for DPOs protected, increased investment in advice accessible settings fund & we need social care charges scrapped. These asks were at the heart of our recent campaign #DisabledPeopleDemandJustice & very much still stand. Disability Equality Scotland Inclusion Scotland #DPOs
#SocialMurder by Gerry McCartney & David Walsh is a gruelling & gritty reality check abt lives of people in poverty. GDA notes each case study was about a disabled person or someone who became disabled and was thrust into horrific circumstances. Policies & actions needed 🧵
