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Our CEO Live from the House of Lords

28/02/2024
Live from the House of Lords! Since 3pm we’ve been streaming the meeting from Westminster Palace where our CEO Heather is providing evidence for the inquiry into the transition from education to employment for young disabled people. Our staff and...
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What a fabulous achievement

28/11/2023
What a fabulous achievement! Sarah received her SVQ Certificate today. After completing her SQA studies in Hospitality, she has not only received formal certification to add to all her experience of training and working in a real hospitality setting, she...
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All Human Beings…. An ‘Unusual’ Event

28/11/2023
We’ve been thinking deeply about the Usual Place values… As we move into the busy festivities of Christmas we have added an ‘unusual’ and special event to our programme and we want to share the news with everyone who supports...
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Youth Matters Report Launch May 2023

16/05/2023
Youth Matters is for disabled young people aged 12-25 who live in Dumfries & Galloway Youth Matters has been created for disabled young people aged 12-25 who live in Dumfries & Galloway Youth Matters is planned, led and co-delivered by...
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David’s Graduation Speech Oct 2022

25/10/2022
Because David now has a job, a mortgage and is ‘at the mercy of a retail rota’, he was unable to make it to his Graduation Ceremony at The Usual Place in October 2022.  So instead he recorded this wonderful...
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David’s Graduation Speech Oct 2022

02/10/2022
Just like at the Oscars, David was unable to make it to his SVQ Graduation Ceremony in October 2022, so instead he recorded a speech which was played at the event. His speech is very enlightening and it’s wonderful to...
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The Leaders Council article about Sarah Sept 2022

02/09/2022
We were delighted to read The Leaders Council article sharing Sarah’s incredibly inspiring story. Sarah is a graduate of the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities and Inspiring Scotland‘s Our Future Leaders course and we could not be more...
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