Scotland's National
Disability Information Service
Helpline 0131 669 1600


Welcome to the UPDATE website

Formed in 1999, we are a user-led organisation, that provides a wide range of services to information providers in Scotland.

Based in accessible offices in Edinburgh, we are a national voluntary sector organisation, a recognised Scottish charity and a company limited by guarantee.

UPDATE is controlled by disabled people and promotes the social model of disability. As such, we recognise that disability is caused by the barriers that people with impairments meet in everyday life.

We believe that lack of information is one of the main barriers that disabled people face in society today.

Our Aims

 

We aim to improve the quality of life for disabled people in Scotland by enabling information providers to offer accurate, up-to-date and relevant disability-related information.

Our Mission Statement

 

To make a real contribution to ensuring that disabled people are able to participate fully as equal members of society by providing access to information that enables them to have the same choices and equality of opportunity as non-disabled people.

Our Members

 

UPDATE's members are drawn from a cross section of voluntary, public and private organisations. All of whom share the same desire to provide accurate, up to date, and relevant information for their disabled stakeholders.

What we do:

We provide a comprehensive disability information service for Scotland by:

  • Providing organisations and agencies with a full range of disability related information that is relevant to Scotland

  • Providing subscribing member organisations and agencies with cost-effective support services and resources that facilitate good practice and builds capacity

  • Providing members of the public with general information and accurate contact details of appropriate local/specialist organisations

  • Encouraging and supporting good practice in disability information and advice services.

Trial Membership Offer

We are currently offering a free trial membership to organisations who are interested in trying out our subscription services. See our Trial Membership section for more details.