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1. MAKING TRAVEL EASIER Through the National Entitlement Card, disabled people in Scotland continue to be able to travel for free on local or long distance buses across the country. The

Scottish Government has also expanded the concessionary bus pass for the companions of eligible disabled children aged under 5. 2. A NEW SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AT

ITS HEART We have established a new social security system that sees social security as an investment in our people, not as a hindrance. A far cry from Westminster’s shameful language and

the decade of Tory welfare cuts, Scotland’s new system puts people first. We’ve also ensured that in Scotland, assessments for disability assistance will be delivered in the public sector –

not the private sector, like in many parts of the UK. 3. INTRODUCING THE ADULT DISABILITY PAYMENT From spring 2022, the Adult Disability Payment will replace Personal Independence Payment

for disabled people of working age in Scotland – a significant milestone in the development of the Scottish social security system. > Next year we’ll launch our major new Adult Disability

 Payment, > replacing Personal Independence Payment, and begin the transfer of > around 300,000 Scottish clients to our new benefit. > pic.twitter.com/0XrhrGba94 >  > — Scot 

Gov Fairer (@ScotGovFairer) September 23, 2021 4. THE CHILD DISABILITY PAYMENT Scotland’s Child Disability Payment is now open for applications across the country – and is the first of the

complex disability benefits to be introduced nationwide by the Scottish Government. The new payment provides financial assistance to help meet the additional costs associated with having a

disability, and replaces the UK government’s Disability Living Allowance. 5. SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO LIVE WITH FREEDOM, CHOICE AND INDEPENDENCE We’re continuing to fund the Independent Living

Fund in Scotland, after the UK government decided to close it in 2015. The fund enables disabled people with high support needs to choose to live in their communities, and is a key part of

safeguarding the rights of disabled people to live independently. And we’re mitigating the cruel Tory bedroom tax, which would have affected 70,000 households – 80% with a disabled family

member. > 🛑 Under the SNP, no one in Scotland has to pay the Tory Bedroom > Tax. >  > 🏡 We’re protecting 70,000 households, 80% of which have a > disabled family member, from 

the callous charge the Tories tried to > impose on Scotland. >  > 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Let’s keep #DeliveringForScotland: > https://t.co/ee4BAqdeYh pic.twitter.com/PWC7VAHSKF >  > — The

 SNP (@theSNP) March 21, 2021 6. CREATING MORE ACCESSIBLE PLACES We want to give disabled people greater and more meaningful involvement in designing policies and services – including

housing, transport and the wider physical and cultural environment. We are supporting local councils to build more accessible housing, and while our building regulations for accessibility in

new-build homes are already the best in the UK, we want to go even further. 7. REDUCING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT We’re determined to reduce the barriers to employment for disabled people –

through setting targets to increase the number of disabled people employed in workplaces in the public sector, and introducing a work experience scheme for young disabled people. We’re also

removing barriers to disabled people getting into apprenticeships – giving young disabled people the highest level of funding for their chosen Modern Apprenticeship. > Scotland’s new 

back-to-work schemes have already supported 5,527 > disabled people or people with long-term conditions. >  > 🔍 Read more: https://t.co/IJCPCBwQrT pic.twitter.com/A4T6Ekm9Ae > 

> — The SNP (@theSNP) August 17, 2018 8. PROTECTING DISABLED PEOPLE’S RIGHTS We are committed to ensuring that all disabled people can realise their rights under the UN Convention on the

Rights of Disabled People, and we’ve set out our delivery plan for how to achieve that. 9. EMPOWERING DISABLED PEOPLE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE AS ACTIVE CITIZENS It’s essential to ensure that

disabled people are able to fully participate in all aspects of daily and public life in Scotland. We’ve established a fund to support disabled people seeking to stand for election, and

we’ve set government equality targets to help more disabled people serve on boards of organisations. 10. PROMOTING AND STRENGTHENING BSL (BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE) In 2017, the Scottish

Government also launched the first National Action Plan on BSL – the first plan of its kind in the UK. Among other things, it’s allowing more pupils to choose to learn BSL in school,

researching ways to provide BSL information at transport hubs, and strengthening the BSL/English interpreting profession. > 🎥MSPs are being sworn in at Holyrood this morning >  > 

🗣Several languages are being used including Gaelic, German, > Arabic and Zimbabwean Shona >  > 👋🏻Banffshire and Buchan Coast MSP @KarenAdamSNP made her > affirmation using BSL 

pic.twitter.com/7fMSUGzmzw >  > — MFR News and Sport (@MFRNews) May 13, 2021