2026 Scottish Human Rights Festival: What is it like to live in Scotland as a disabled person?

Introduction

The current cost-of-living crisis for disabled people isn’t just a societal inconvenience – it breaches their human rights. 

Internationally, disabled people’s human rights are protected within a raft of treaties like CRPD and ICESCR. These treaties have been signed by the UK so should be realised in practice. Also, disabled people should be legally protected from discrimination under the Equality Act 2010, whether at work, in education, as a consumer, when using public services, when buying or renting property. 

This event will present research carried out by Disability Equality Scotland over the last two years on the cost-of-living crisis for disabled people in Scotland. Participants will hear about the realities facing disabled people and discuss the implications for their human rights.

How to join the event
Please register as soon as possible for this event. Registration closes at 12.30pm on Monday 23 November 2026. In-person places are limited. 

The online event will be on Zoom. We will send the Zoom link closer to the date to everyone that has registered to attend online.

Communication support

We have booked communication support (BSL and electronic note taking). If nobody tells us they need communication support before Monday 23 November 2026, at 12.30pm, we will cancel the communication support booking. This helps us save money.

If you need communication support, you must register for the event before 12.30pm on Monday 23 November. If you register after this date, we might not be able to re-book the communication support.

If you have any questions

Please email: admin@disabilityequality.scot or phone: 0141 370 0968.

Privacy Statement

Disability Equality Scotland (DES) wants to protect any personal information that you give to us. The information that you provide to us in connection with registering for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Annual Gathering will only be used in accordance with this event. Our full privacy policy can be accessed here: Data Privacy Policy - Disability Equality Scotland