Inclusion Scotland

Working towards a society where disabled people are equal citizens

Membership Guidelines

Full Membership is open to groups or organisations who meet the following criteria:
  • That at least 51% of their full voting members are disabled people.
  • That at least 51% of their Management/Executive or Board of Trustees are disabled people.
  • That they work within and promote the *Social Model of Disability.
  • That they will work towards a policy based on the full inclusion of all disabled people.
The benefits of Full Membership:
  • Full voting rights at general and other meetings.
  • The opportunity to have a place on the IS Board of Directors.
  • The opportunity to participate in IS committees.
  • Ability to influence IS policy at Policy Forums and other meetings.
  • The opportunity to contribute to IS policy publications and Newsletters.
  • Receive information via our website, E-Bulletin, Newsletter etc.
Affiliate Membership will be open to:

New and existing organisations of and for disabled people who do not meet the above criteria, but who are positively working to this end or, who have social inclusion at the heart of their aims and objectives.

The benefits of Affiliate Membership:
  • The opportunity to have a place on the IS Board of Directors.
  • The opportunity to participate in IS committees.
  • The opportunity to influence IS policy at Policy Forums and other meetings.
  • The opportunity to contribute to IS policy publications and Newsletters.
  • Receive information via our website, E-Bulletin, Newsletter etc.
Associate Members hip will be open to:

Organisations, Companies, Local Authorities etc. who clearly support the aims of Inclusion Scotland and are actively pursuing an equal opportunities policy which includes disabled people. Associate membership is also open to individuals who support the aims of inclusion Scotland

The benefits of Associate Membership:
  • The opportunity to participate in IS committees as co-opted experts.
  • The opportunity to influence IS policy at Policy Forums and other meetings.
  • The opportunity to contribute to IS policy publications and Newsletters.
  • Receive information via our website, E-Bulletin, Newsletter etc.
Individual Membership will be open to:

Disabled and non-disabled people who support the aims of Inclusion Scotland.

The benefits of Individual Membership:
Disabled people:
  • The opportunity to have a place on the IS Board of Directors through our Individual Members Group.
  • The opportunity to participate in IS committees.
  • Ability to influence IS policy at Policy Forums and other meetings.
  • The opportunity to contribute to IS policy publications and Newsletters.
  • Receive information via our website, E-Bulletin, Newsletter etc.
Non-Disabled People:
  • The opportunity to participate in IS committees as co-opted experts.
  • The opportunity to influence IS policy at Policy Forums and other meetings.
  • The opportunity to contribute to IS policy publications and Newsletters. .
  • Receive information via our website, E-Bulletin, Newsletter etc.
* Definition of the Social Model of Disability:

A person is disabled by society. This model re-defines disability as a social construction. It is the social, economic, attitudinal and political barriers to disabled peoples’ independence and inclusion which disables them. This view empowers disabled people because it recognises that their exclusion is caused by society not their individual impairments.