Improving disability inclusion

This advice and information for improving disability inclusion has been developed with a group of people currently working in the Scottish legal profession, including members who are disabled,and representatives from firms big and small who are invested in improving the experiences of disabled people working in their organisations.  We are enormously grateful to the many disabled members, and to employers across the sector, who have given their time generously to help create advice and information to improve disability inclusion in the legal profession.

Embedding disability inclusion at the heart of business brings benefits to everyone. As Phil Spencer, the Head of Xbox, puts it: ‘The results of inclusive design for accessibility always leads to a better product for everyone.’  Businesses that make early intentional acts of inclusion will limit future acts of unintentional exclusion. They will limit the need for adjustments because they will have been built into inclusive processes and procedures from the start. 

If you have any comments, or feedback on the information contained in this advice and information please contact Elaine MacGlone, Education, Training and Qualifications:  elainemacglone@lawscot.org.uk

This advice and information is available as a Word document that you can download and read. Each section of the advice and information can also be accessed online using the links below. 

We also provide a simple checklist that you can download and use to check your progress in your organisation's inclusion journey.