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Supreme Court case ‘could change social care landscape’

18/02/2012 – 9:00 am

The Supreme Court has been hearing a “landmark” community care case that could have huge implications for disabled people who receive support from their local council.
Lawyers have described the two-day appeal as potentially the most important social care court case in 15 years.
KM, a disabled person with high support needs, is asking the court to [...]

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Scottish parliament welcomes first blind MSP

21/05/2011 – 9:00 am

Former social worker Dennis Robertson has become the first blind person to be elected to the Scottish parliament since it sat for the first time in 1999.
Robertson, who represents Aberdeenshire West for the SNP, is a former pupil of Edinburgh’s Royal Blind School. He has worked for the charity Guide Dogs and is a guide [...]

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