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Interview - Elsie Normington

Author of The Silent Doorbell, an account of raising a child with a learning disability. Ms Normington also founded SNAP, a play centre for disabled children.

Why are you looking to set up a charity to build a specialist play centre for disabled children in the Highlands?

My adult son has significant learning disabilities and when he was a child in 1996 I set up a play service, SNAP, for children with serious learning and physical disabilities. It is still running today, but there is a need for a bigger play centre with more projects. I want us to have our own centre in the heart of the community in Inverness, so that children with disabilities have got a safe place to play. It will also provide support for parents.

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