Book Him Dano.
Survived the school trip to Spain and desperately trying to catch up with everything (including this blog) - still got few venues to visit and emails to send but that pesky real life vibe sometimes gets in the way.
Regarding an earlier post that listed all the Glasgow Life venues that are (or are becoming) Autism friendly (you can find it here) I thought I'd pop along to the one nearest to my house - lazy moi? - and ask them what the plan is.
As with all Glasgow venues library and community centre staff are expected to complete basic Autism awareness training (the majority I've spoken to seem to have already) and the idea seems to be that although the venues aren't offering any Autism specific events they'll be geared toward making them much more understanding and inclusive to Autistic users and their families plus be able to offer information on groups and events etc. in the local area.
As one of those people that puts awareness and understanding above facilities and the like this seems the perfect way to go.
The staff I spoke to (at Anniesland Library) seemed genuinely excited at the prospect and eager to involve the local community too.
That good feeling about a positive change in the air continues.
Regarding an earlier post that listed all the Glasgow Life venues that are (or are becoming) Autism friendly (you can find it here) I thought I'd pop along to the one nearest to my house - lazy moi? - and ask them what the plan is.
As with all Glasgow venues library and community centre staff are expected to complete basic Autism awareness training (the majority I've spoken to seem to have already) and the idea seems to be that although the venues aren't offering any Autism specific events they'll be geared toward making them much more understanding and inclusive to Autistic users and their families plus be able to offer information on groups and events etc. in the local area.
As one of those people that puts awareness and understanding above facilities and the like this seems the perfect way to go.
The staff I spoke to (at Anniesland Library) seemed genuinely excited at the prospect and eager to involve the local community too.
That good feeling about a positive change in the air continues.
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