SAIF News archive
New project officer appointed for SAIF
Susan Burn has now started to work for SAIF. Susan joined SAIF in the middle of September.
She previously worked for four years with Turning Point Scotland as their Policy and Information Officer. Prior to that she worked for Key Housing Association, who are providers of supported accommodation for adults with a learning disability.
Susan job shares the position of Project Officer with Steve Harvey. See the staff page for more information.
Accessible legal information and advice should be publicly funded.
SAIF responded to the Scottish Executive consultation “Advice for All – Publicly Funded Legal Assistance in Scotland – The Way Forward” in September 2005.
In the response SAIF welcomes a national strategy as legal information and advice is very important for disabled people. The cost for producing information in an accessible way should be taken into account in funding for legal advice services.
Read the whole response:
|Consultation response: Advice for all - pdf file |
Accessing the Private Sector
For 13 days during March, April and May this year we are very pleased to have Lynn Durkin...
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Does Your Website Leave You Dazed and Confused?
We've published a new free guide to building, maintaining and managing a website.
|go to article: Does Your Website...|
|Making Websites Accessible - Online version |
|Making Websites Available - PDF format |
If You Want to Improve Your Service...
Ask Disabled People!
SAIF published a Guide to User-Led Service Reviews in January 2003. Like the SAIF Standards, the guide is designed to be used by any agency which provides...
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|Guide to User-Led... - Online version |
|Guide to User-Led... - PDF format |
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