The work done by Stirling Area Access Panel to champion accessible environments in the local area has been recognised with a national award. Our Panel was named as the runner up at the Scottish Sensory and Equality Awards 2019 for the category 'Outstanding practice, innovation and dedication to sensory loss and inclusion in a specific local area (organisation/community group) Sponsor'. We shared this award with Perth and Kinross Access Panel and Lochaber Access Panel. The awa

SAAP trustee, Isabella Gorska, recently attended and took part in a discussion at the Scottish Parliament to explore themes around sustainability and local engagement. Organised by Disability Equality Scotland and funded by The Scottish Government, the event brought together representatives from the Access Panel Network across Scotland. It took place on 14 March 1-2.15pm. The event was an opportunity for SAAP and other Access Panels to engage with Monica Lennon MSP, who was

SAAP was recently asked by Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, to meet with her and discuss the inclusion issues which we thought merited the attention and action of the Scottish Parliament. Through Disability Equality Scotland (DES), she has been seeking the views of Access Panels to increase her understanding of local disability concerns. We were pleased to meet her and her colleague Chris Hand, and thought she was receptive to, and empathised with, many of the proble