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This autumn Capability’s Training and Consultancy team will be working in partnership with the Blackwood Foundation to find out disabled people’s experiences of design and technology within the home.

As T in the Park gets underway this weekend (9th – 12th July) Capability Scotland is launching new research to find out how easy it is for disabled people to attend outdoor festivals.

It is often said that a dog is a man’s best friend, and one dog will be proving that this July by completing Scotland’s longest dog walk to raise funds for Capability Scotland.

Disabled people across the country will be popping into their local for a celebratory tipple today following the passing of a new law which promotes better access to pubs and clubs.

George Osborne has said Incapacity Benefit will be up for review this summer, saying only those with a "genuine need" should receive payouts.

Disabled people across the country will be popping into their local for a celebratory tipple tomorrow if a new law promoting better access to pubs and clubs is passed.

Capability’s Corseford School has won the Times Educational Supplement (TES) Schools Awards 2010 for Outstanding ICT Learning Initiative of the Year category.

According to new research conducted by Capability Scotland and Scope, electoral reform is necessary if improvements are to be made to access to voting for disabled people.

Disabled people who are unable to work could be denied the opportunity to live independently due to changes to the Independent Living Fund (ILF). New rules introduced in May mean that the Fund is now closed to new applicants who are not in work for more than 16 hours per week. The ILF is also increasing the amount local authorities must contribute to support packages to £340.