Your Options Understood

22/08/2026

Earlier this week our Managing Director Dr Danielle Farrel met with Alison Thewliss MSP and Minister for Community Care and was part of a round table discussion on how specialist care and support for adults living with Cerebral Palsy is currently lacking.

The discussion centred around how a holistic and person-centred approach needs to be taken to support every adult living with the condition. I look forward to seeing what follows this meeting and thank Stephanie Fraser of CEO of Cerebral Palsy Scotland for inviting us to be part of the discussion

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/26478643.minister-community-care-visited-cerebral-palsy-scotland/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwdGRzaAT25P1jbGNrBPO7oHBkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwN2N4dmxEZk1EOWhubmNnWXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6qpDtS_pZtc2VDP_gLp6GtI3uH1P1dTNN-3lNoXKGVsE33PwI_lb9gBAWrdA_aem_ctSiR3yWSpPxoiclRb3Fzw&sfnsn=scwspmo

Alison Thewliss, Minister for Community Care has backed calls to improve specialist support for people with cerebral palsy.

21/08/2026

ràdio coverage off the access to work cuts on Wednesdays lunchtime live on BBC Scotland

20/08/2026

In the last few months I have joined the Access to Work Collective who set up the campaign to campaign against the devastating cuts to the DWPs scheme, a scheme designed to our disabled people who can an want to be in employment on an an equal par with their non disabled peers, a scheme that is now causing barriers to employment and seeing many disabled people loose their jobs

Recently the Access to Work Collective were looking for disabled people in Scotland to share their experiences of the devastating impact of the cuts and yesterday my experience to date was covered across the BBC news platforms.

Whilst I'm grateful and welcomed the opportunity to be part of the coverage, it also frustrates and angers me that in 2026 us disabled people are still constantly being undervalued, our knowledge, skills and expertise tossed aside yet again. When/where will it stop? The cuts are just one part of a much wider issue that disabled people and their families in Scotland and across the UK right now. When will leaders and decision and policy makers engage with us as the norm, working collaboratively with the us, creating systems that are truly fit for purpose?

03/08/2026

PLEASE SHARE

So your business is accessible???
Is it really?

Let Your Options Understood be the judge of that (and work collaboratively with you)

03/08/2026

PLEASE SHARE

Do you care about disabled people???
Do you want to improve the accessibility of your business???

Get in touch with Your Options Understood now at [email protected]

27/07/2026

July is Disability Pride Month

Before you dismiss it as just another one of those months let me tell you it's important

27/07/2026

IMPACT - RECRUITING NOW - Promoting human rights-based approaches to adult social care

Y.O.U and I are looking forward to facilitating the permotion of human rights approaches to social care network for Improving Adult Care Together (IMPACT) in Scotland.

I am looking to recruit 8 to 10 people with a mix of lived and professional experience to join the network and participate in 4 online meetings over a 6 month period on Teams. Please see the invite below. If you have any further questions or to express your interest in joining the network please email [email protected]

I look forward to hearing from you.

26/07/2026

Today we had our competition for Danielle Farrel canny walktail each one sold blu bar will donate £1 to cerebral palsy scotland
Danielle has her own website where you can buy your glasses
She picked the blue one that tom made .
Im no raging honestly

25/07/2026

Why are disabled people always being degraded and undervalued??? Being able to use the toilet is a basic human right

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From being abused by staff and other travellers to being denied access to toilets, flying is an increasingly distressing and frustrating experience for many wheelchair users. Here, they share their stories

30/03/2026

***IT'S THAT TIME OF THE WEEK AGAIN AND TIME FOR ANOTHER ONE OF Y.O.U'S MERCHANSISE MONDAYS!!!***

This week we have the help of little Miss Maisie modelling our infant T-shirts looking cute and cool in equal measures! If you head over to our shop now or before the end of Easter Sunday you will get a 10% discount. Use the code Launch2026 at checkout. Click on the link below to do this

https://youroptionsunderst.wixsite.com/y-o-u/shop

You never know if you make a purchase you might almost look as cute as this little one!! 😊❤️