Michael Woodhall, Director of NSF Northern Ireland, a visitor for the day,
together with NSF (Scotland) Chief Executive Mary Weir
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Another visitor on the day from Northern Ireland was Trustee Tom Beare pictured here
during a break in proceedings
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A further visitor from distant parts was Bill Walden-Jones, who is Director
of NSF Cymru in Wales.
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National Office staff worked hard to prepare for the day. Here the conference
packs are being checked in readiness for the delegates.
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The first speaker was Pamela Scott, a researcher from the Institute of
Psychiatry in London, who spoke about issues in information processing abilities
of people with schizophrenia
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In the afternoon, Lynn Welsh, Legal Officer for the Disability Rights
Commission Scotland spoke about the Disability Discrimination Act.
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There was a lot of lively discussion after both
of the presentations, which were very well received.
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We welcomed as a new Board member Carolyn Little from Dumfries.
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