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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

Evidence library

The British Sign Language (BSL) Partnership: report on how COVID-19 has exacerbated inequality for deaf people in Scotland. (August 2020)

The BSL Partnership consists of representatives from deaf sector organisations receiving funding through the Scottish Governments’ Equality Budget Fund 2017-20. This paper summarises discussions from their meeting in June. It covers the following topics:

How COVID-19, and the response to it, has exacerbated inequality for deaf people What can be done to mitigate its effects The challenges they face as organisations responding to Cov-19.

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Published on 20 August 2020