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According to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, twenty years of progress towards real equality for disabled people in Scotland could be at risk. And disabled Scots are two and a half times more likely to be unemployed than non-disabled people
How difficult is it to get a job when you have a disability?

'Gordon never wanted pity and I don't either. I want to turn a negative into a positive'
We speak to Gordon Aikman's husband Joe Pike who launched Gordon's Gift on what would have been his 32nd birthday to help smash the research target.

Research commissioned by the Scottish Government has found that choosing the career of a teacher is more likely to be a fallback option rather than a desired career path. Does the teaching profession need an image overhaul? James McEnaney is a Lecturer and writer and Ian Hannah is a Social subjects Teacher

Can you name the place?
Clue 1: This is one of the earliest Anglo-Saxon place-names in Scotland, but contains an earlier Celtic name.
Clue 2: The local headland is named after the abbess of a 7th-century monastery here
Clue 3: Writing in the 8th century, the Venerable Bede gave the place-name in Latin as Coludi Urbem and described the monastery as monasterium uirginum 'monastery of virgins'.
Clue 4: Queen (later Saint) Aethelthryth entered the monastery in 672 to become a nun.
Clue 5: There is good fishing here, but the local pronunciation of the place-name might suggest farming instead.

Skinny latte, flat white, macchiato - however you take yours, recent figures suggest that the number of coffee shops in Britain will pass 30,000 by 2025, an increase of more than 7,000 compared with today. And with more shops, comes the demand for more staff - an additional 40,000 according to Allegra Group's UK Coffee Report. So what opportunities are out there for people who want to turn their love for coffee into a career?

When you think of Epilepsy you think you would know how to spot a seizure or a person in need. BUT with 40 different variations of the condition, we hear about the 3 types of Epilepsy that probably have never heard of.
Laura Ellis has Nocturnal Epilepsy which can result in seizures during the night. Her dog Scout is trained to react if he believes she is going to fit.

Connie McLaughlan and David Sedgewick are two of the many scots flying abroad to share their profession, skills and time with those who need it most. What does it take to volunteer abroad?