We believe passionately that disabled people have the right to an equal standard and quality of life that non-disabled people take for granted both at home in Scotland and elsewhere.
Shelter estimates that 440,000 people in Scotland live in homes that are harmful to their health. Many of those are disabled people who face isolation and physical and mental harm because their homes and the aids provided in their homes are poorly designed and installed, or they cannot navigate around the many obstacles that they are faced with in public spaces. The public services which should be addressing these issues frequently resort to one-size-fits-all solutions which do not fully consider the individual needs of the disabled person.
Disability Beyond Borders are frequently approached to advise on remedial works for incorrectly installed or incorrectly fitted adaptations in and around the home. These challenges can often be solved, but the work involved in identifying the correct agency to approach and coordinating the request for help is onerous, and more often than not the disabled person finds themselves trapped in isolation as a result.
When Keith, the accessibility and inclusion manager, retires at the end of 2025 the charity will be solely run by trustees and volunteers especially given the difficulties nowadays in trying to fundraise.
As from the end of 2025, the charity, although still supporting people who approach us for support and assistance in Scotland, will be concentrating the majority of our efforts back to providing wheelchairs and mobility aids for disabled people and disabled veterans in Ukraine. Your support and assistance in supporting and providing a means of mobility to those in need in Ukraine would be welcomed.
