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It's World Mental Health Day 2023!
Today (10th October) is World Mental Health day 2023. A day to increase awareness and get people talking about their mental health and the struggles people may face. This year's theme is Mental health is a universal human right. Disabled people are three times more likely to suffer from bad mental health and 38% of all…
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Boardgames
In the time of modern communications and online gaming, do many people still play boardgames on a regular basis? If So what games? I love a board game, but don't play as often as I want, but such is life. When I do pay it is generally Cludo (Downton Abbey version), Monopoly (Star Wars Version). Also when I fist met my…
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National Poetry Day
I know this is something that, for some of our members, is very close to their hearts. Today is National Poetry Day in the UK :) The Forward Arts Association set up National Poetry Day in 1994 to celebrate poetry and to spread it to a wider audience. I am sure many of us remember having to go through many poems in school…
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Disability Books by Disabled Authors
Hi all! I've proposed a disability section to my local library, and I'm looking for your book recommendations! I'm keen to get them to centre disabled authors first and foremost. So far I have books like: You are the best thing since sliced bread - Samantha Renke The view from down here - Lucy Webster Sitting pretty -…
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Anime nerd here !
Hi I'm Joshua, I am huge anime nerd. I am looking for other guys or girls who are fans of anime. Some of my favorite anime's are: Hunter x Hunter Demon Slayer Fairytail Would love to know everyone's favorite anime's!
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Animals in Halloween Costumes
As you may know, @Adrian_Scope has
a new addition to the family, Jelly. Although I nicknamed her Jaws because as
you would expect from a pup, she’s a little nippy! It made me remember all these
funny images I had seen on the internet of animals in costumes. Very much like
the Meme of the day! thread, I thought to create a…
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Pets!
I'd love to hear about what pets you all have? Or if you don't have a pet maybe one that you would most like to have! I'll start I've got 2 kitties, both adopted from a rescue. The first is a Tabby, called Trouble, who is a very shy little angel. He is a very handsome distinguished gentleman and is about 6 years old. The…
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Live music or studio version?
Do you enjoy listening to songs being played live, or do you prefer listening to the studio copy? By "live" this doesn't mean you have to be there in person, it could be on YouTube or on the television. I have never been to a live music concert myself but I always prefer the live version of a song and will try to find…
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Are you a lefty?
Anyone else here left handed? At school I was almost always the only lefthanded person in my class. One of my earliest memories is being at school and them trying to force me to write with my right hand - and it wasn't that long ago either!!
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Top tips to avoid scams online.
Heya folks! As there's a big online shopping day coming up, I thought I'd share some top tips to avoid those pesky scammers and keep you all a bit safer online. -Email links. Scammers are getting very good at making emails look very official these days. But there's a few ways of making sure the link you have is safe to…
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Ear ache
[[Mods I'm not asking for medical advice just experience and I know I should speak to a doctor and not try anything people recommend as their own way of dealing yada yada <3 <3 xoxo ]] But that aside, what do people do when they've a crazy ear ache and it won't go away??? I can cope with quite serious pain but constant…
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Poem called sun rays
Poem called sun rays Firstly I hope you are well and enjoying this beautiful sunny day The sun rays are giving me great warmth and pleasure to motivating me to get the things I need to get done, it’s so wonderful how much the sunshine gives us that lift we so desperately needed and feed our minds with the nutrients and…
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Have you ever broken a bone?
I was talking last night to an online friend of mine (well I was moaning about my painful ear lol) and the subject went to injuries. He said he's never ever broken a bone and I was suprised anyone has made it to adulthood without. I've broken my fingers and toes quite often and my nose once too. Has anyone else never…
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New car pictures
Sorry they are late and of not great quality but here are some pictures of my new car as I promised to share some. I have had the car for a week now and done 350 miles. The car is fantastic, even better than I imagined it would be. It is plenty fast and I haven't even used full acceleration yet because I am still running…
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Gift card scam
Gift card scam Old scam doing the rounds again - please don't get caught out! We have recently received a report from a resident regarding an email purportedly coming from someone he knows well. The resident was asked if he could help 'his friend' by purchasing an Apple gift card for his Niece who has been diagnosed with…
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Books with disabled characters
Hey all, I would like to pick your brains please. Can you think of books with main characters that are disabled (any reader age range) - I will be googling as well but I am looking to put a list together for a project I am working on.
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Standing on guide dog's tail
Did anyone see the photo of Suella Braverman standing on the guide dog's tail while having a conversation?? And her laughing apology later about it??
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Atumn poem
Atumn poem Atunm the crunch of the leaves orange and yellow leaves blowing around in the breeze and brown leaves crisp leaves crutching under my wheels of my wheelchair’s wheels and the cold air touching my face which gives me a little bit of fright as the hazey weak sun shines down as shadows spread over the ground. As…
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Accessibility and Halloween
I feel like many national
holidays, events and celebrations don’t always take accessibility into account.
Or at least, they don’t actively advertise it. I wanted to make sure that everyone
who loves Halloween can celebrate it in some way. I did some research and found
a few activity articles I wanted to share with you. *…
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My Top 10 Halloween films I’ve been loving on streaming services
I feel lucky to have access to a few different streaming services. It means there is always something to watch. With Halloween coming up and the nights getting darker. Movie nights are the perfect go to. I wanted to share my Top 10 favourite Halloween movies. Some are horror, some are more family friendly and the rest are…
