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Crackin’ wee find St George's Market ❤ in Belfast yesterday. 😎

Happy Learning Disability Nurses Day. If you are wondering what we do, here are some examples @SCLDNews NHSScotland Careers SLDNN SLDNN Students

International Day of Persons With Disabilities. We give thanks to Disabled People’s organisations for amplifying voices of individuals and groups that must be heard. #idpwd2024 #DisabilityRights #DisabilityAwareness #HumanRights #xmas2024  #BetterIsPossible

On my way to see Fontaines D.C. in Glasgow tonight. I feel like an excited teenager again. Can’t wait. Really really can’t wait.

Just saw this on the train. A beautiful poem about independent living and the power of the wheelchair by Lj Gray 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 which I’ll share with my ILF Scotland colleagues. Thank you Lj. scottishbooktrust.com/scotlands-stor…

Thank you @JazzhandsGail and Ben Davis for my birthday gift - my first new The Cure album in a long time. And very very fine it is too. “And here is to love. To all the love.” ❤️ 🙏

Amazing news and congratulations to Jack - a lifelong advocate for disabled people, lived experience and independent living #control #choice #dignity

⚠️URGENT – DONORS NEEDED⚠️ Michael is in urgent need of a stem cell transplant after being diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer. He’s asking YOU to sign up to the stem cell register, in the hope that you could be a match for someone just like him. #MichaelsStemCellDrive

For someone with blood cancer or a blood disorder, an amazing stranger donating their stem cells could be their best chance of survival. If you sign up to Anthony Nolan stem cell register one day as a genetic match you could be that amazing stranger 🙏 anthonynolan.org/PeterStefanovic

I am so very sorry to hear this news. Although I never met Christina, we made a connection through our shared cancer experience, exchanging occasional messages and a few tears. We had hoped to meet in Parliament at some point. Sending my love to family, colleagues and friends. ❤️

Sincere thanks to Disability Action and the Northern Ireland Assembly All Party Group on Disability for invitation to speak at your AGM about all things independent living and ILF Scotland. Danny Donnelly MLA Robbie Butler MLA 🇮🇪🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️CarálNíChuilín, Is Deontóir Mé ✊ Kellie Armstrong Brian Kingston Looking forward to the follow up.

A lovely day at Jim’s, as always talking all things ILF Scotland, including the important distinction between independent living and social care. And we haven’t aged a bit since the last photo! James Elder-Woodward 🌟

We are delighted that the new Minister for Social Care will be attending our event next week. A great opportunity to celebrate the power of independent living and hear from Tom Arthur - A warm welcome Tom from us all ILF Scotland Info and register: ilf.scot/events/event/c…

Thanks to all involved in the production and launch of the #DisabilityEqualityPlan. All of us ILF Scotland look forward to making our contribution to its implementation. A special thanks as always to the wonderful Purple Poncho Players!

And if you fancy seeing the Purple Poncho Players again soon, you can catch them at the ILF Scotland celebration event next Wednesday. Details and registration here: ilf.scot/events/event/c…