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Disability Information Scotland
UPDATE is Scotland’s foremost disability information service, providing across-the-board disability-related information to organisations in the voluntary, public and private sectors as well as to individual members of the public.
We provide member organisations and agencies with cost-effective support services and resources that facilitate good practice and build capacity.
Members of the public can get general information and contact details of appropriate local or specialist services from our telephone helpline or on this website.
Updated resource – free wall chart!
The Access Guide: Removing barriers, improving access
UPDATE is delighted to unveil our newly updated Access Guide. With British Standard illustrations for adaptations that improve access for disabled people, this unique wall chart is the definitive source for guidance on accessible building and home adaptations, all on one A2 poster.
Also included is best practice guidance on:
- access around designated off-street parking spaces,
- road crossings,
- signs and symbols
- sensory fittings
Produced by UPDATE in partnership with the Scottish Accessible Information Forum, Glasgow Centre for Independent Living and the Blackwood Foundation, the wall chart is FREE on request from UPDATE. It is also available as a downloadable pdf.
*Important amendment - please click for details.
Thanks are due to Mott MacDonald for their pro bono contribution to the design and artwork and for the British Standard illustrations.
Thanks also to The Graphics Company for the design, artwork and their professional guidance.
SCOOP Database
SCOOP is our versatile, easy to use, online database of Scottish disability-related information. Full version available only to member organisations by subscription, SCOOP contains thousands of records of reliable, up-to-date and impartial disability information.
Whatever disability or impairment, wherever in Scotland - if we don’t know, we know who does.
Interesting in joining UPDATE? Click here to find out more.
Transcription Service
We operate a fast, professional and cost-effective transcription service. Concentrating on small and medium-sized documents that we can process very quickly, such as leaflets, newsletters, correspondence, minutes and the like, means our turnaround times are fast and competitive. We can transcribe documents into Braille, audio CD, digital audio, paper (large print) and electronic formats.
Click here to find out more about our transcription service.
