Meet Mary: The Voice Behind Meet Beanie
06/11/2020
Throughout lockdown, a long-term customer of The Usual Place, became a published writer! Mary Carberry, who’s son volunteers at The Usual Place, published Meet Beanie, a collection of poems inspired by her friends’ cat. Since becoming available for purchase, Mary’s...
Past News
Our Voices: Amy’s Research Role
04/11/2020
Amy Wright, the Chairperson of our Board of Directors, has secured a new role as a research intern to Jeremy Balfour, an MSP for the Lothian region. Amy applied for this role through Inclusion Scotland, an organisation which represents disabled...
Current News
The Brilliance of People
29/10/2020
The turn of the decade in the 1990s brought with it a time for change, as the Disability Civil Rights Movement grew. Increasingly, disabled people wanted a voice of their own when decisions were made over their lives and were...