Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities
By Oonagh Brown
Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities Nov 29, 2021
IIDL Dublin
At the end of 2022, SCLD attended an International Leadership Conference, sharing examples of good leadership practice shown by people with lived experience and learning about good practice from other countries across Europe. You can hear from Sandy, Cameron and Andy in this podcast to find out more.
"The one where SCLD went to the United Nations..."
Human Rights Defenders Aaron Hume and Fiona Dawson interview Oonagh Brown (Human Rights Programme Lead) about taking part in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Pre-sessions at the United Nations in August this year (2022). Aaron and Fiona enquire about what difference the UPR can make towards supporting people with learning disabilities in Scotland to make their Human Rights a reality.
The podcast is recorded by Michael McEwan.
16 Days of Action
Michelle Steel who is a director at People First (Scotland) hosts a panel discussion on women with learning disabilities experiences of gender based violence with contributions from Dr Phillipa Wiseman (the University of Glasgow and the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory), Eilidh Dickson (Engender) and Lindsay Sutherland (Safe Lives).
Some of the topics discussed in this podcast may be upsetting for some listeners.