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Key Documents
OUR
Mission:
The Scottish Disability Equality Forum (SDEF) exists
to promote greater social equality by working to remove the disabling
barriers to equal access for people affected by disabilities in Scotland.
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SDEF takes a broad definition of access, within
which it focuses on access to the environment and access to information and
mechanisms promoting two-way communications. It campaigns to improve access
in these areas and seeks to become a free source of high quality information
on them.
Strategic aims:
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To
promote action to make Scotland, Scottish institutions and services more
accessible to people with disabilities, building on the changes in
responsibilities for access from 2004;
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To
establish, or assist in establishing, mechanisms to improve communications
between people with disabilities and policy-makers, through which to promote
the voices of SDEF members and enable policymaking to be better informed;
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To build good relationships with
key players in the disability field and identify opportunities for
partnership working;
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To
establish SDEF as a professionally-run, sustainable organisation with a
clear identity and a unique contribution to make as a centre of technical
and practical expertise in the field of access to the environment and
communication methods.
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