Lois Cameron
Interested in communication ,#humanrights, equality, #socialcare, #learningdisabilty, #poetry, tennis ,the great outdoors ! Was a founder of the #socialenterprise @TalkingMats. NED of central advocacy partners & First Fund, FRCSLT, FRSA.
- Really enjoyed our training & resource development work with #citizenadvicebureau Southend - focusing on a resource re energy management . Utilities are tough to get your head around , a combination of #easyread & talking mats will support comprehension & decision making #utilities #renewables
- Christmas #jigsaw finished on a dreich day - depicting Darwin and the Beagle journey ! Beautiful one to do.
- Still proud of the Keeping Safe @talkingmats.bsky.social we developed. Thanks to Scottish goverment monies it was tested with over 700 people. Years later I remember the stories. Providing a space for people to reflect , talk and then really listen to them is key to good #safeguarding practice
- We are supporting #SafeguardingAdultsWeek To change the conversation you need the tools.
- Last couple of days to cast your vote for #ResearchforEveryone to win the public vote for #KEAwards25! Refresh your memory of our inclusive communication project with a quick watch of one of the co-produced animations bit.ly/44lfu8G and don't forget to vote via ke.org.uk/ke-awards-20...
- The #KEAwards25 public vote is now open! ✨ We are delighted #ResearchForEveryone is shortlisted in the Knowledge Exchange UK Public Vote category. Watch our short video & vote: ke.org.uk/ke-awards-20... Thank you for supporting our project! #KnowledgeExchangeUK #KEUK #KnowledgeExchange #Impact
- Excellent 👌 and voted. Good Luck !
- Brilliant blog by Gerard Wainwright on the impact of @talkingmats training on his #autism and his communication skills
- Talking Mats training is more than just learning a new skill, it can unlock a better understanding of our own communication. Read Gerard Wainwright's personal blog about Talking Mats and autism. www.talkingmats.com/talking-mats...
- Coexist -Came across this water fountain on a walk in Cape Ferrat today If you look hard the C is a Muslim moon , the X is the Jewish star and the T is the Christian cross - a message that is never more needed in the world today
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- A little bit of googling whilst I sip my wine over looking this view resulted in this provence-alpes-cotedazur.com/en/things-to... Never heard of coexist before and a little bit suspicious now Tony seems to have landed key job in difficult peace settlement - maybe Cherie will be a good influence!
- Wonder if I can find out - holiday task !!!
- Very proud of Nima starting his #ultracycle for #palestine via @medicinesanfrontiers Hope the weather is kind and if you do have some money to spare . He would appreciate a donation www.justgiving.com/page/nima-kh...
- There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
- For anyone in #Stirling a new community hub drop in has opened on a Wednesday. Come for soup, cuppas and surplus food to take away All welcome at Queen Street Methodist church 11- 1 .This week lots of tomatoes,blueberries, potatoes,bread, courgettes,noodles filled take away bags Reduce #foodwaste
- Great time working with my son, Joe on a business strategy for his brilliant app, Squiddity. This approach helped him get his health back. Now he’s making a gentle &motivating app to help others integrate the strategies that help them become part of daily life. squiddity.app #chronicconditions
- Next Wednesday 10th Sept 11am to 1pm all are welcome to the Queen Street community hub for a free cuppa , bowl of soup and bag of food - thanks to Fairshare Scotland, and local food shops. A welcoming space with a green, no waste purpose. Please share with any #stirling folk that maybe interested
- As the #communicationmatters conference approaches there are lots of good memories of working with Lucia & presenting with her there. She had huge insight into #augcomm and I loved working with her on the @talkingmats Inclusion & diversity resource . Her early sudden passing is so sad.
- Lucia Tullio passed away earlier this year. With her family's permission we have posted a short tribute to her. www.talkingmats.com/lucia-tullio...
- One third of wounded in #Gaza are children - what a terrible , shameful statistic . This must stop ✋ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
- Delighted to hear about Sarah Ezekiel’s voice on the news- a brilliant use of AI to recreate her voice from a short pre #MND 8 sec video clip She’s an amazing artist .I was the proud winner of this beautiful #eyegaze picture of hers at the communication matters conference some years back #augcomm
- Sure we will have some really interesting conversations & shared learning around using @talkingmats in a #capacity context - plus participants will have an excellent bespoke TM capacity resource to help in practice #supporteddecisions #socialwork
- Upskill alert! If you are trained in Talking Mats and supporting adults with communication difficulties this course is for you. Delivered by @loiscameron.bsky.social and Julie King this course is facilitated by Course Beetle. Booking details on coursebeetle.co.uk/courses/talk...
- Always special to go to a colleague’s retirement celebration to thank him and cheer them on their way. Also great to see old friends & colleagues & to chat with the younger therapists and feel their talent and enthusiasm. The profession feels in safe hands, change is healthy and natural.
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- Just had to switch off why is #r4today giving that liar, representing the Israeli government airtime . People are starving, there is food , solve it that’s not beyond the wit of man.
- Excellent and chilling article on the proscribing of #Palestine Action www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
- Hi @becky298.bsky.social Good Luck. This @talkingmats.bsky.social starter pack should be useful to help you find people interested in communication disability. If any TM practitioners want to be included on it let me know .
- A starter pack for those that find using Talking Mats helpful by make their interventions & research accessible. @talkingmats.bsky.social enables people’s views to be at the heart of planning go.bsky.app/Qi4VZKz Let me know if you want to be included or if you know others who should be on the list
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View full threadThanks for reminding me about starter packs You didn’t come up when I searched to add you . Think you might need to be following me !
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- The wildcat #bikepacking trail published today by mi yerno, Neema, (using a Spanish word we dont have english equivalent ) Amazing, well researched route in Scottish highlands . Please share with #cycle enthusiasts bikepacking.com/routes/the-w...
- Forgotten about starter packs ! - Anyone else want to be added Did this for @talkingmats.bsky.social when they first started on Bluesky ? (Think you have to be following me for me to find you to add you! )
- Now a bar once the Titanic design office #weekbforbar #alphabetchallenge
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- One treat drink - that’s your visitor attraction price 😜
- Message from my friend in #Kiev ‘We stayed at home as no time to go down to the subway. So many drones & missiles We could hear them being shot down by the air defense system it was scary. Now everything in the city center is in smoke. In the morning everyone tries to gather strength & go to work’
- Aloft in ancient Álora #weekaforaliteration #alphabetchallenge
- #weekzforzoology - a family of Canadian geese #alphabetchallenge
- #weekyforyellow , #alphabetchallenge Garden lamp
- Remember, everything Netanyahu does is to keep himself out of prison. For the sake of one crook's liberty, tens of thousands of people have been murdered, and now a possible full-scale war has been provoked. Israel must rise up and unseat him.
- Just what I was thinking this morning …..
- ‘listening to people is an under rated skill and really listening to people can transform lives’ Still proud of this 3min video !
- If you want to discover more about Talking Mats and how it supports people with communication disabilities watch this short video player.vimeo.com/video/646816...
- Lovely to join Lex and Tom for a bit on their unsupported end to end #cycle through the Uk Approaching the #Kelpies by bike is the best way Read their blog here lexmakariou.wordpress.com?sfnsn=scwspwa If you have a few pennies to spare donate them to cancer research www.justgiving.com/page/makariou
- Teeth #dentistry & #autism - this excellent research explores & gets to the heart of the young person’s perspective using @talkingmats.bsky.social
- Research Spotlight - another fantastic piece of research using Talking Mats to include the views of young people with #autism on # dentistry Free access paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
- You have got to love a town that has #poetry plaques posted all around it #estepona Here is my translation … It’s my memory, I believe what I saw You and I performed a play, eternally in love So many times , kisses slept on my lips So I hardly dared to breath for fear of waking up
- Love this Spanish beach art #villanova
- Playing the #Brexit dividend game! thanks to my lovely Irish EU passport - I am through Barcelona control & enjoying a coffee whilst my poor husband is stuck in the UK passport control & that’s before the new biometrics kick in - been 40 minutes and counting …… just as well he doesn’t like coffee!
- Always lovely to work with the next generation of #slt2b but can’t help wondering about the context and values of the system that they will face in the states
- Great morning with an enthusiastic group of students from Auburn University this morning . So many had veteran connections that were really interested in the new set we have made for @forceschildscot.bsky.social My Forces Family Life
- Lovely day in the sun at Buckingham Palace skills & learning garden party with @margomackay.bsky.social recognising the work of @talkingmats.bsky.social Beautiful gardens !
- A haiku about the cycle of experiencing racism and trying to live a happy life: rushing river waves dance downhill with joyful glee, but—they also rage. #haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #beingblack #beingasian #canijustexisthereplease
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- The issue here is not so much the principle as the timing. It’s right we should end reliance on overseas #socialcare workers and improving pay, which the govt plans to do, should help achieve that. But that potential pay increase is a long way off… www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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View full thread…providers could do more to show commitment to domestic recruitment. There are too few young people (and men) in the workforce yet there is still no concerted action to address e.g. the lack of support and bullying we found in our report last year. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
- The change required to do this will take a lot of time - there are significant national differences- Scotland does not have the work force .This is terrible dog whistle politics. It prays on the vulnerable, both care workers & people who use care services
- Hadn’t realised I posted this on #bereavedmothersday - a very appropriate fundraiser 💔
- This amazing Mum is raising money for Anam Cara Fasgadh an organisation that helps parents who have lost a child .Her wee girl’s death leaves such a deep hole ,having such support has really helped her . Please consider donating www.justgiving.com/page/susan-h...
- This amazing Mum is raising money for Anam Cara Fasgadh an organisation that helps parents who have lost a child .Her wee girl’s death leaves such a deep hole ,having such support has really helped her . Please consider donating www.justgiving.com/page/susan-h...
- A kelpie #weeksforsilver #alphabetchallenge
- ‘Waiting for the Barbarians’ by CP Cavafy written in 1867 but still so apt for today - #poetry ‘Now what’s going to happen without the barbarians? These people were a kind of solution’
- #alphabetchallenge #weekrisforroads Take the high road , the one with stairs!
