. - Moreover, many local authorities collaborate with third-party organizations, such as Citizens Advice Scotland, or utilise local libraries, and community hubs, to further broaden offline access points. 1 Whether the Blue Badge application is only available online and if so, whether accessible alternatives have been considered or are to be introduced. - There is an online route for residents to apply for themselves, for someone else, or for an organisation that meets the criteria. - All 32 local authorities also provide offline application routes, where paper applications can be submitted directly to councils. - The link provides some useful information on the application routes for Blue Badge: https://www.mygov.scot/apply-blue-badge COSLA’s role in ensuring there is a consistent accessibility approach to accessing services across all local authorities. - The detail of council’s individual digital inclusion strategies and responses to their local challenges is not held by COSLA. - However, as part of the Scottish Digital Strategy (“A changing nation: how Scotland will thrive in a digital world) and its current undergoing refresh, COSLA, along with the Local Government Digital Office and Scottish Government, have been working on the “Connecting Scotland” programme which aims to tackle digital exclusion across Scotland. - A delivery model is currently under development to look at how we can collaborate across public, private and third sectors to respond to the challenge. - The data collated through this collaboration is also intended to help inform policy and strategy decisions.