Accessible Housing & Social Care Summit: A Community Peer Researcher Speech and Reflection

On the 26th of September 2024, Horizon Housing (a partner in Link Group) and Scottish Housing News held the first ever Housing and Social Care Summit hosted at the V & A in Dundee. The goal was to bring together leaders, from areas such as local and national governance, disability rights advocacy, health and social care and inclusive home design, to address a chronic shortage of accessible housing in Scotland.

In this reflective piece, Chris Baird, disability activist and campaigner, and one of the key summit speakers shares his experiences of disability and his hopes for the future. Chris is also a Community Peer Researcher on the ISPA Project and a board member with Horizon Housing and the Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living.