Disability things in Perth & Perthshire for Free/Sale/Wanted

06/03/2026

We're looking for two disabled, D/deaf and neurodivergent artists to take over our Instagram for a week between May and November 2026.

This is an opportunity to share your work, post about what matters to you, and connect with our community.

Submissions close 18 March. Find out more: https://disabilityarts.online/opportunity-listings/call-out-dao-instagram-takeover-2026/

03/03/2026

Blue badge holders and others may now qualify for a Disabled Person's Railcard, with the eligibility criteria being expanded. Here's what's changing...

26/02/2026

25/02/2026

This is horrifying, and clearly due to cost cutting. Nasty barstewards. But, forcing a person with full mental capacity and a care plan, against their will, is illegal, as her lawyer states.
A 33-year-old disabled woman, who was living in an adapted bungalow in Billingshurst, says she feels "betrayed, worthless and frightened" after being moved to a nursing home against her will.

More here:

Lucinda Ritchie, who has full mental capacity, was transferred from a hospital bed despite her refusal.

25/02/2026

Every young person should see this.

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25/02/2026

Disabled access restaurant finder and it is giving you a discount, 50%, if you book early tables, on you food bill, on signing up.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17pTBmme5D/

25/02/2026

☕Join us for our next Cuppa & Connection drop-in with the Peer Support Team at Mindspace!
📅 Friday 6th March
⏰ 11:30am – 12:30pm
📍 Mindspace

No need to book - just pop in for a warm drink, a friendly chat, and a relaxed space to connect. Everyone welcome!

25/02/2026

25/02/2026

Paying for your shopping shouldn’t be complicated.

And yet for wheelchair users, like Toyin, self-checkouts can be far from simple to use.

When the payment devices don’t lower, this means you must be able to reach a certain height to pay. It’s inaccessible. And creates yet another barrier for some disabled people.

We all need to work together to break down these barriers.

Image description: a close-up of a supermarket checkout machine. A Metro headline is overlaid, which says: ‘I struggle to buy food because self-checkouts aren’t designed for wheelchair users’.

23/02/2026

23/02/2026

Claire claims to have been told NHS Scotland have "no budget" to get her a new walker, leaving her in "serious pain".