Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory

31/08/2026

📣 ONE WEEK TO GO!

This time next week, will be underway! 🎉

Across Scotland, people with learning disabilities, families, organisations and communities will be coming together to celebrate, connect, challenge barriers and call for change.
And there are lots of ways to take part.

📅 The events programme is packed with opportunities to get involved – from online sessions and workshops to celebrations and community events.

Find something that interests you, sign up and join us in making sure people with learning disabilities are seen, heard, valued and included.

🔎 Explore what’s happening and find an event:
https://zurl.co/zot0h

Whatever you do we want to hear about it! Tag and use and .

We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 💜

Enable Down's Syndrome Scotland Pamis Project Ability

25/08/2026

Only 2 weeks to go! Join us on 9th September for 'Health and Wellbeing for All' at University of Glasgow Byres Community Hub. Along with David Weir we are hosting this FREE event as part of from 12-4pm. Come along and find out more about accessible and inclusive healthy activities for body and mind. We're delighted to have Mind and Draw, Dates-n-Mates Glasgow Gig Buddies with Thera Trust, Wel-co.me, Glasgow Life, Space for All and more. Expect Boccia Fun, drawing, walking and wheeling, information about the latest Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory research to support healthy lifestyles, and a tasty lunch! The event is FREE and open to all but registration is essential to help us ensure your visit is safe and comfortable https://bit.ly/3SHnHkD

Join us on 9th September for 'Health and Wellbeing for All', a free, public event as part of Scottish Learning Disability Week 2026.

19/08/2026

A great way to kick off with Stay Up Late Scotland!

⭐We will be joining Stay Up Late Scotland on Monday 7th September at from 7.30pm.

⭐Come and join us to celebrate the start of Scottish Learning Disabilty Week 2026!

⭐Free entry, all welcome!

11/08/2026

Events Register your event Please share information about any events that you are hosting during Scottish Learning Disability Week. SCLD will add to the website to promote your events nationwide. If you have any comments or questions, please call 0141 2488 3733 or email communications@...

11/08/2026

Join us on 9th September for 'Health and Wellbeing for All' at University of Glasgow Byres Community Hub. Along with David Weir, we are hosting this FREE event as part of from 12-4pm. Come along and find our more about accessible and inclusive sports and healthy activities for body and mind. We're delighted to have Mind and Draw, Dates-n-Mates Glasgow, Gig Buddies with Thera Trust, Scottish Disability Sport, Speech Bubble, Wel-co.me, Glasgow Life, Space for All and more. Expect Boccia Fun, drawing, walking and wheeling, information about the latest Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory research to support healthy lifestyles, and a tasty lunch! The event is open to all but registration is essential to help us ensure your visit is safe and comfortable https://bit.ly/3SHnHkD

Join us on 9th September for 'Health and Wellbeing for All', a free, public event as part of Scottish Learning Disability Week 2026.

03/08/2026

Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities, People First Scotland & media co-op have co-created these new short animations to help support workers develop their skills when supporting women with learning disabilities who experience gender-based violence.

03/08/2026

28/07/2026

"What does it mean to truly see someone?

Being seen means:
✨ Being listened to
✨ Being welcomed
✨ Being valued
✨ Being included
✨ Being yourself

For too many people with learning disabilities, this doesn't happen every day.
Leeanne says “ Being seen is being visible in your community and
supported correctly by the people who live and work there”

This Scottish Learning Disability Week, we're changing that conversation.


https://zurl.co/H5XG4

Down's Syndrome Scotland Enable Project Ability Pamis

11/03/2026

Belated thanks to Paul O'Kane MSP for last week's final Cross Party Group on Learning Disability within this parliamentary term. Our colleague Dr Ewelina-Rydzewska Fazekas shared findings from our Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory study on avoidable deaths for people with learning disabilities. You can find more information including an Easy Read summary about this research at our website via https://bit.ly/4gHJNKd

05/11/2025

Please vote for us to win! We are absolutely thrilled that our Research for Everyone project has been shortlisted for a Knowledge Exchange UK award. This project was about working together with adults with learning disabilities to make health research easier for lots of people to understand. Members of the public can now vote for our project to win via https://ke.org.uk/ke-awards-2025-public-vote/

You can read more about Research for Everyone at our website. https://bit.ly/Research4Every1

Thank you for your support 😊