Outreach and Diversity
The MS Society Outreach and Diversity programme is working in partnership with other neurological organisations to understand how the impact of neurological illness and subsequent need for access to services affects people from black and ethnic minority (BME) communities and other diverse backgrounds.
Diversity and the MS Society
The new MS Society strategy: ‘Putting the Pieces Together’ makes an explicit commitment to meeting diverse need. This report provides views of current approaches to diversity, reflects on corresponding perceptions and practice within the MS Society and makes recommendations for strengthening the position of the Society as it seeks to meet diverse need.
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Printed publications in different languages
'Just diagnosed' and 'What is MS?' are available in a number of different languages: Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdo, and Welsh.
These are available to download from Free Publications or contact the MS Society Information Team
MS is often seen as a 'white' condition. However, a growing number of people from black and minority ethnic communities within the UK have MS. For their carers, it can be more difficult to find support due to a range of things such as language barriers and a lack of services that meet their cultural needs
The MS Society has three national support groups - Asian MS, GLAMS and Mutual Support. These groups provide a contact and support network for people who have a shared background, lifestyle or interest. Find out more about these support groups here.
In 2004 the Civis Trust was appointed by a group of five neurological charities (including the MS Society) to undertake a series of pilot projects in the London region to explore how access to services and the services themselves could be improved for BME users with a neurological illness. You can download the report on the pilot projects here.
