Empower:ED Scotland
@empoweredscotland.bsky.social
Advocating for inclusive ASN Education in Scotland. Podcast link. 🔗 https://youtu.be/8wAUDDEUOJM
[email protected]
[email protected]
Pinned
You can now watch @bethmorrison.bsky.social podcast. Link 🔗 available in bio. Please take time to watch , share and think about the restraint and seclusion of children with disabilities and additional support needs and what #calums law would mean to those children and young people who need it.
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
Wonderful news from Reframing Autism LEANS is expanding to Australia!
Learning About Neurodiversity at School is a free, teacher-delivered curriculum that introduces neurodiversity concepts to children aged 8-11
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/leans
reframingautism.org.au/leans-austra...
Learning About Neurodiversity at School is a free, teacher-delivered curriculum that introduces neurodiversity concepts to children aged 8-11
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/leans
reframingautism.org.au/leans-austra...
World-Leading, Evidence-Based Neurodiversity Education Program to Launch in Australia - Reframing Autism
Autistic-led education organisation, Reframing Autism is proud to announce that it is bringing the internationally acclaimed Learning About Neurodiversity at School (LEANS) program to Australia in 202...
reframingautism.org.au
December 3, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Wonderful news from Reframing Autism LEANS is expanding to Australia!
Learning About Neurodiversity at School is a free, teacher-delivered curriculum that introduces neurodiversity concepts to children aged 8-11
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/leans
reframingautism.org.au/leans-austra...
Learning About Neurodiversity at School is a free, teacher-delivered curriculum that introduces neurodiversity concepts to children aged 8-11
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/leans
reframingautism.org.au/leans-austra...
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
Undiagnosed autism is everyone thinking you're a complete weirdo
Diagnosed autism is telling people you're autistic and everyone being confused because you look "completely normal"
Diagnosed autism is telling people you're autistic and everyone being confused because you look "completely normal"
December 2, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Undiagnosed autism is everyone thinking you're a complete weirdo
Diagnosed autism is telling people you're autistic and everyone being confused because you look "completely normal"
Diagnosed autism is telling people you're autistic and everyone being confused because you look "completely normal"
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
Are you thinking of making a placing request for your child? It can be a complex process with different routes, depending on your child’s needs, the preferred school & if you have professionals involved with the request.
Our short clip explains how it works.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUvV...
Our short clip explains how it works.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUvV...
Placing requests
YouTube video by Enquire
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Are you thinking of making a placing request for your child? It can be a complex process with different routes, depending on your child’s needs, the preferred school & if you have professionals involved with the request.
Our short clip explains how it works.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUvV...
Our short clip explains how it works.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUvV...
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
"Many disabled people need adaptations made to cars before they can use them – anything from adjusting the controls to work around limb impairments, to removing the driving seat so that a wheelchair can fit into that space. They need to pay for these themselves."
#Motability
#Disability
#WelfareCuts
#Motability
#Disability
#WelfareCuts
What government Motability plans mean for disabled people - Bylines Scotland
Planned restrictions on the Motability scheme will cost some people their jobs and see others trapped at home
bylines.scot
December 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Many disabled people need adaptations made to cars before they can use them – anything from adjusting the controls to work around limb impairments, to removing the driving seat so that a wheelchair can fit into that space. They need to pay for these themselves."
#Motability
#Disability
#WelfareCuts
#Motability
#Disability
#WelfareCuts
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
Has the SQA been replaced or simply rebranded? Officials at the exam board say it's the former, but critics are a long way from convinced.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2566657...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2566657...
Is the SQA being replaced or is this just a rebrand?
Scotland's 'new' exam board begins work today, but are we going to see meaningful change or more of the same?
www.heraldscotland.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Has the SQA been replaced or simply rebranded? Officials at the exam board say it's the former, but critics are a long way from convinced.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2566657...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2566657...
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
Coming next week: our December #newsletter!
Our bi-monthly newsletter showcases advice, news, info and helpful resources for parents, carers and professionals.
Join today so you don’t miss your copy.
Sign up here: enquire.org.uk/newsletter/
#ASN #ASL #education #AdditionalSupport
Our bi-monthly newsletter showcases advice, news, info and helpful resources for parents, carers and professionals.
Join today so you don’t miss your copy.
Sign up here: enquire.org.uk/newsletter/
#ASN #ASL #education #AdditionalSupport
Enquire Newsletter - Enquire
A quick and easy way to keep up to date on policy developments and new Enquire resources and events .
enquire.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Coming next week: our December #newsletter!
Our bi-monthly newsletter showcases advice, news, info and helpful resources for parents, carers and professionals.
Join today so you don’t miss your copy.
Sign up here: enquire.org.uk/newsletter/
#ASN #ASL #education #AdditionalSupport
Our bi-monthly newsletter showcases advice, news, info and helpful resources for parents, carers and professionals.
Join today so you don’t miss your copy.
Sign up here: enquire.org.uk/newsletter/
#ASN #ASL #education #AdditionalSupport
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
#Oliverscampaign
9 years ago today, instead of taking Oliver Christmas shopping We took him to the village cemetery to be buried
He was so badly abused by those who had POWER. The ultimate abuse was from the Coroner who removed Oliver's brain, destroying it. Oliver is buried without it
9 years ago today, instead of taking Oliver Christmas shopping We took him to the village cemetery to be buried
He was so badly abused by those who had POWER. The ultimate abuse was from the Coroner who removed Oliver's brain, destroying it. Oliver is buried without it
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
#Oliverscampaign
9 years ago today, instead of taking Oliver Christmas shopping We took him to the village cemetery to be buried
He was so badly abused by those who had POWER. The ultimate abuse was from the Coroner who removed Oliver's brain, destroying it. Oliver is buried without it
9 years ago today, instead of taking Oliver Christmas shopping We took him to the village cemetery to be buried
He was so badly abused by those who had POWER. The ultimate abuse was from the Coroner who removed Oliver's brain, destroying it. Oliver is buried without it
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
Did John Swinney write this or something? The SQA deserves a HUGE amount of criticism for 2020 but John Swinney as the saviour? When he backed the algorithm and spent a week defending it?
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Did John Swinney write this or something? The SQA deserves a HUGE amount of criticism for 2020 but John Swinney as the saviour? When he backed the algorithm and spent a week defending it?
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
Today is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
This day is not only about past atrocities. It is about recognising how systems of exploitation continue. Modern slavery includes forced labour, domestic servitude, trafficking, debt bondage and coercive exploitation.
This day is not only about past atrocities. It is about recognising how systems of exploitation continue. Modern slavery includes forced labour, domestic servitude, trafficking, debt bondage and coercive exploitation.
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Today is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
This day is not only about past atrocities. It is about recognising how systems of exploitation continue. Modern slavery includes forced labour, domestic servitude, trafficking, debt bondage and coercive exploitation.
This day is not only about past atrocities. It is about recognising how systems of exploitation continue. Modern slavery includes forced labour, domestic servitude, trafficking, debt bondage and coercive exploitation.
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
Children are opening advent calendars today, but many won't receive a new book this Christmas.
You can change that with our Christmas appeal, in association with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social: www.heraldscotland.com/opin...
You can change that with our Christmas appeal, in association with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social: www.heraldscotland.com/opin...
December 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Children are opening advent calendars today, but many won't receive a new book this Christmas.
You can change that with our Christmas appeal, in association with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social: www.heraldscotland.com/opin...
You can change that with our Christmas appeal, in association with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social: www.heraldscotland.com/opin...
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
"Words matter. Terminology choices both shape attitudes & are shaped by attitudes.. both of which matter for AAC & the people who use it"
What terms should we use for AAC & the people who use it? Results from a terminology survey
by Zisk, A. H., Konyn, L., & Niemeijer, D.
doi.org/10.1080/0743...
What terms should we use for AAC & the people who use it? Results from a terminology survey
by Zisk, A. H., Konyn, L., & Niemeijer, D.
doi.org/10.1080/0743...
What terms should we use for AAC and the people who use it? Results from a terminology survey
This study aimed to elicit and analyze the views and preferences of a variety of AAC stakeholders regarding terminology related to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and the people wh...
doi.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"Words matter. Terminology choices both shape attitudes & are shaped by attitudes.. both of which matter for AAC & the people who use it"
What terms should we use for AAC & the people who use it? Results from a terminology survey
by Zisk, A. H., Konyn, L., & Niemeijer, D.
doi.org/10.1080/0743...
What terms should we use for AAC & the people who use it? Results from a terminology survey
by Zisk, A. H., Konyn, L., & Niemeijer, D.
doi.org/10.1080/0743...
The link between poor maternity care and increased children with ASN really needs much more attention.
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The link between poor maternity care and increased children with ASN really needs much more attention.
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
"Inclusion must begin where exclusion has been the deepest"
"Designing for the intersections of people and contexts that produce high support needs is not a niche exercise. It improves access for everyone."
Read more from this epic paper!
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
"Designing for the intersections of people and contexts that produce high support needs is not a niche exercise. It improves access for everyone."
Read more from this epic paper!
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
November 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Inclusion must begin where exclusion has been the deepest"
"Designing for the intersections of people and contexts that produce high support needs is not a niche exercise. It improves access for everyone."
Read more from this epic paper!
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
"Designing for the intersections of people and contexts that produce high support needs is not a niche exercise. It improves access for everyone."
Read more from this epic paper!
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
Inclusion Must Be Global, Decolonized, Culturally And Linguistically Diverse, And Anti-Normative
by Hari Srinivasan, @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, @drmbothapsych.bsky.social et al Nov 25
A super piece!
Read here:
www.researchgate.net/profile/Kris...
by Hari Srinivasan, @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, @drmbothapsych.bsky.social et al Nov 25
A super piece!
Read here:
www.researchgate.net/profile/Kris...
November 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Inclusion Must Be Global, Decolonized, Culturally And Linguistically Diverse, And Anti-Normative
by Hari Srinivasan, @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, @drmbothapsych.bsky.social et al Nov 25
A super piece!
Read here:
www.researchgate.net/profile/Kris...
by Hari Srinivasan, @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, @drmbothapsych.bsky.social et al Nov 25
A super piece!
Read here:
www.researchgate.net/profile/Kris...
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
Unlearning Ableism: The Ultimate, No-Nonsense Guide to Understanding Disability and Unlearning Ableism
by Celia Chartres-Aris and Jamie Shields Nov 2025
linktr.ee/Disabled_By_...
uk.jkp.com/products/unl...
by Celia Chartres-Aris and Jamie Shields Nov 2025
linktr.ee/Disabled_By_...
uk.jkp.com/products/unl...
Unlearning Ableism
"Ableism is everywhere, and we cannot continue just burying our heads in the sand. To not stand up to ableism is to contribute to the exclusion and discrimination of Disabled People."Think you know wh...
uk.jkp.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Unlearning Ableism: The Ultimate, No-Nonsense Guide to Understanding Disability and Unlearning Ableism
by Celia Chartres-Aris and Jamie Shields Nov 2025
linktr.ee/Disabled_By_...
uk.jkp.com/products/unl...
by Celia Chartres-Aris and Jamie Shields Nov 2025
linktr.ee/Disabled_By_...
uk.jkp.com/products/unl...
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
Dr Dan Goyal, an NHS consultant, gives his response to the recently published Covid-19 Inquiry | Bylines Scotland Radio
The Covid-19 inquiry – a response
Dr Dan Goyal, an NHS consultant, gives his response to the recently published Covid-19 Inquiry
bylines.scot
November 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Dr Dan Goyal, an NHS consultant, gives his response to the recently published Covid-19 Inquiry | Bylines Scotland Radio
“Providers also pointed out that mainstream schools “often lack the capacity, staffing and flexibility to meet complex needs, even when teachers have relevant training”.
Teacher training providers are sceptical that more training alone can solve the SEND crisis
Training alone will not solve SEND crisis, ITT providers warn
Teacher trainers say they do not have enough time to cover the breadth of special educational needs and disabilities in initial teacher training
www.tes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“Providers also pointed out that mainstream schools “often lack the capacity, staffing and flexibility to meet complex needs, even when teachers have relevant training”.
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
'These concerns don’t deserve to be taken seriously, and anyone pretending otherwise – perhaps out of fear, or convenience, or the pursuit of online clicks – is a coward' || @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/opin...
www.heraldscotland.com/opin...
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
'These concerns don’t deserve to be taken seriously, and anyone pretending otherwise – perhaps out of fear, or convenience, or the pursuit of online clicks – is a coward' || @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/opin...
www.heraldscotland.com/opin...
Reposted by Empower:ED Scotland
Plenty of the people getting outraged about Trump insulting people have had no problem at all with calling him immature and ableist names, especially ones related to his intellect, age, or some illness or disability.
You know who you are.
You know who you are.
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Plenty of the people getting outraged about Trump insulting people have had no problem at all with calling him immature and ableist names, especially ones related to his intellect, age, or some illness or disability.
You know who you are.
You know who you are.
