Wonderful day with our Enable #members in #Elgin . Inspiring to hear so much enthusiasm for the growth & development of the local #branch & #SelfAdvocacy forum as our #EnableCommunities pillar continues to extend its #impact .

An absolute pleasure to host the final Enable #RightsNow event in Helensburgh tonight and to have dame Jackie Baillie join us too!
Paul O’Kane MSP 🇺🇦
Really proud of our members for an excellent evening with great discussion

A great final Enable #RightsNow ! Summer Roadshow event tonight with Enable #Helensburgh and Jackie Baillie! Lots of excellent points from members in their discussion with Jackie on why they are campaigning for new laws to protect their #rights and promote #inclusion .

Thank you Richard Lochhead for joining members of #EnableElgin tonight to discuss Enable #RightsNow ! campaign. Great contributions from members on why new laws on #rights and #inclusion for people with learning disabilities are so important for them.

Brilliant day at the Awakening Festival in Falkirk today, Scotland’s biggest #inclusive music festival organised by #EnableFalkirk . Great to have so many people visit our Enable stall and supporting the #RightsNow ! campaign.

A fantastic day today Enable Scottish Council.
Lots of fantastic discussions talking all about our #rightsnow campaign, talking about plans for 70th anniversary next year, a brilliant discussion from Beth Morrison all about restraint and seclusion Gary Airnes

The 230th meeting of Enable’s #ScottishCouncil is underway! Packed agenda covering #MemberLed #campaigns on #RightsNow , #LDAN Bill & #restraint & #seclusion + looking forward to marking 70 years of Enable fighting for the #HumanRights of everyone who has a #LearningDisability .

Thank you @JeremyBalfour for meeting with people supported by #EnableWorks #AllInMoray in Elgin today at UHI Moray. Great discussion on how specialist employability support can help tackle the disability #employment gap and promote #rights and #inclusion in workplaces. #EDI

Charities are a missing piece of the productivity puzzle probonoeconomics.com/charities-are-… timely article ahead of my session in September SCDI #productivityclub Sara Thiam Shonaig Macpherson University of Glasgow Graeme Roy Martin Avila eleanorshaw Gus O'Donnell Pro Bono Economics UofG Adam Smith Business School

I'm up in St Andrews this morning to cheer on our incredible Mighty Striders taking on 20miles for Enable at the Dundee Kiltwalk

Can't wait to see you all!

Our #RightsNow Roadshow kicked off this week with events in #Glasgow with Bill Kidd SNP and #Edinburgh with Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP🔶🇺🇦. Enable members spoke about their #humanrights , local #activism and what is needed to have their rights upheld. Great discussions & passionate contributions.

This is particularly the case in households experiencing in work poverty linked to low wages .. The Health Foundation data and previous Joseph Rowntree Foundation show this has been particularly acute in the population working in social care …a vital public servic Oonagh Smyth James McCormick Helen Barnard

Sixes Final Match at Bearsden GC today , Winning the final game of the season with 138 points Not enough to overtake Bearsden GC the 2023 League Winners and finishing the season R/U
Thank you to all the boys and girls who played + big thank you to the parents for their support

Looking forward to this evening’s Visit the Scottish Parliament #FestivalOfPolitics discussion on 25 years of #devolution , with an expert panel chaired by Susan Murray. Valuable to reflect on devolution’s successes, challenges and opportunities for #PublicService delivery. Katy Hayward

Fantastic start to our National Enable #SelfAdovacy forum meeting today in Stirling.
Thanks to Liam_ENABLE for kicking off our meeting with an #icebreaker .
Now we hear from Richard Baker about a campaign update #RightsNow !

“Unleashing the Power of Civil Society.” Huge thanks to Lucinda godfrey for inviting me to discuss the excellent work of #LawFamilyCommission Pro Bono Economics with ACOSVO leaders. Lots of learning from Catherine McWilliam @IodScotland and thanks Celia Tennant for the nudge.

Honoured that our Membership Ambassador Heather Gilchrist and #PA Sereana are in #Edinburgh today on behalf of Enable, taking part in the #PeoplesProcession to St Giles’ Cathedral to mark the #Coronation of King Charles III.

There can be many reasons why people need #employability support to access or return to work.
#EnableWorks supports people like William to get back into #employment : enable.org.uk/our-impact/wil…
#EmpDay23 #WorkingForBetterWork #EmployabilityDay2023

On #EmployabilityDay2023 , we are sharing some great examples of how #EnableWorks supports people to overcome a range of barriers to the workplace through #employability support; people like Thomas:
enable.org.uk/our-impact/tho…
#EmpDay23 #WorkingForBetterWork

This week, some of our #BreakingBarriers alumni met UK Gov Minister Alex Burghart to discuss the impact of #EnableWorks #employability programmes, and how innovation like the new Cabinet Office Find a Grant service will help #charities access funding and boost #productivity .