One week before the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections, the One in Five campaign produced their Accessible Manifesto Report Card on the accessibility of the main political party manifestos. The One in Five campaign aims to increase political participation among disabled people in Scotland and believes that removing the barriers disabled people face when accessing politics will help…

A few years ago the phrase Postcode Lottery was used almost continuously to describe the differences between health care from one area to another. A few weeks ago I found out for myself that this is still unfortunately fairly accurate. For the last couple of years I’ve had occasional issues with my hip due to…

By Jamie Walker; Campaigner and SNP Member In my role as an Ambassador for One in Five I want to raise the profile and contribute to the success and growth of One in Five. In my role as an ambassador I wish to contribute to the discourse around disability both physical and mental. In doing so it…

Kevin Johnson President & CEO Starbucks Coffee Company     Monsieur le Président, Sujet: pailles en plastique pour les personnes handicapées Il y a tout juste un mois vous indiquiez que l’intention de Starbucks d’éliminer les pailles en plastique à usage unique d’ici 2020 à échelle mondiale avait créé une préoccupation importante parmi la communauté…