Gail Carstairs

Self Directed Support Project Lead in Fife with @ENABLEScotland. Views are my own.

[Salena Begley MBE @airgold12]

Please share re: @FamilyFund free face to face iPad workshop for parent carers raising disabled children & young people @HOScotstoun on 20th February

[Enable @Enable_Tweets]

📢Enable Travel is Back!

This year, Enable Travel 2.0 is back and ready to support school pupils with learning disabilities start their journey on becoming an independent traveller.

🎥Here is a short video of everything you need to know.

@PathsforAll @transcotland #SCSP

[Gail Carstairs @Gail_Enable]

Day 2 of the transition events @fifecollege. A very busy session & good turn out by both parents & students
@Enable_Tweets

[Gail Carstairs @Gail_Enable]

There is one on at the Glenrothes campus this afternoon from 3.30 until 6pm

[✨KayBee 🍭 @CuparMum]

@Gail_Enable @fifecollege @Enable_Tweets Is it today or have I missed it?

[Gail Carstairs @Gail_Enable]

A busy afternoon at the @fifecollege transition event giving information about the work of @Enable_Tweets and the wider community assisting young people on the path to a positive destination

[Gail Carstairs @Gail_Enable]

Today our project was ina local primary school to set up a circle of friends to support a child around his school challenges & visited 2 young people transitioning from high school. Appropriate work marking
#internationaldayofeducation
@Enable_Tweets
@SDSScot
@InspScotlandSDS

[Gail Carstairs @Gail_Enable]

Loved working with a parent & speech & language therapy on this project. @FriendCraigtoun were amazing in listening to & taking forward the plans & ideas #partnershipworking
@Enable_Tweets
@SDSScot
@InspScotlandSDS

[Gavin Yates @gavinyates]

Lovely day yesterday at Craigtoun Park launching the new communication board project. Joined by local MSP @willie_rennie the project - a partnership with @enabletweets the Friends of Craigtoun Park and NHS Fife. https://t.co/W0DPKeHUI1 will make a difference.

[Gail Carstairs @Gail_Enable]

Great to have been part of this. Amazing what can transpire from a simple conversation a parent had with me
@Enable_Tweets
@SDSScot
@InspScotlandSDS

[Gavin Yates @gavinyates]

Thanks for coming along to launch this Willie. A super day despite the windy weather !!

[Gavin Yates @gavinyates]

Thanks for coming along to launch this Willie. A super day despite the windy weather !!

[Gail Carstairs @Gail_Enable]

They are a good team

[Dayna Enable @DaynaEnable]

@Gail_Enable Thank you! Really enjoyed the day ☺️

[Gail Carstairs @Gail_Enable]

Well done Dayna

[Dayna Enable @DaynaEnable]

Huge thanks to Fife CAMHS for a very useful training session on children’s well-being. Learnt some great tools to bring into #enableyouth

[Gail Carstairs @Gail_Enable]

Love this. Minimum input, maximum impact

[Cormac Russell @CormacRussell]

Resilience in turbulent times? The answer is community. | Shani Graham |... https://t.co/eI8Rd1C3mP the best presentation on neighbour-to-neighbour community building & best-articulated case for recognising neighbourhoods as primary units of change in good times & bad, I've seen!

[ENIL @ENIL_EU]

“Society is starting to see that people with Down’s syndrome have a lot to contribute. But it’s a very long road.”

➡️ Read more here: https://t.co/IG4rJD9n3b

#DisabilityRights #Inclusion #IndependentLiving

[Gail Carstairs @Gail_Enable]

This is at the heart of community work
@Enable_Tweets

[Cormac Russell @CormacRussell]

#startwithwhatsstrong

[Gail Carstairs @Gail_Enable]

Spent the last 3 days completing the #Leadershipandmanagementcourse with #Inprofessionaldevelopment
Thanks to fellow attendees for their support & the tutors for making it engaging. Looking forward to implementing the learning
@enabletweets
@InspScotlandSDS
@SDSScot

[Theresa Shearer FRSE @Theresa_Shearer]

People with intellectual disabilities denied voting rights in seven EU countries – Euractiv Proud of colleagues @InclusionEurope for working tirelessly on this issue thks to @KetchumPR #Brussels for amplifying @RichardBakerNE 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺 https://t.co/WIPyhSmP2F

[Gail Carstairs @Gail_Enable]

Good to know you found the tool useful

[Dayna Enable @DaynaEnable]

Thanks @Gail_Enable for introducing us to this useful chart :)

[Richard Baker MP @RichardBakerMP]

Today we started a vital year for the #rights of people with learning disabilities in Scotland with a #RightsNow! event to hear views from @Enable_Tweets members on @ScotGov #LDAN Bill consultation and how protecting their rights in law can make #inclusion real in our communities

[Theresa Shearer FRSE @Theresa_Shearer]

First days back don’t get much better than congratulating Enable’s Honorary President, Hazel Irvine, on her #MBE for services to sport & #charity & talking about the year ahead.

Lots to discuss for our 70th anniversary events at @TIC_conferences & @UofGlasgow. #BreakingBarriers

[Richard Baker MP @RichardBakerMP]

Important @ScotNational report on launch of @ScotGov consultation on a Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill with comment from @Heather_Enable on its potential to protect and promote #rights for people with learning disabilities #RightsNow! https://t.co/9AJOw6HK3L