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Sofia's experience of competitive para-swimming š
Has swimming helped you?
As part of our Paralympics celebrations, Scope's stories team have been busy chatting to competitive para-swimmer Sofia. We thought we'd share what they've been chatting about and see whether any of you have found swimming as liberating as Sofia has. You can read Sofia's full story on the Scope website. To celebrate theā¦
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Nimbus card
Anyone signed up for this? Reason Iāve put under disability rights is I donāt agree you should pay for a needs assessment card. went to Blackpool this week and pleasure beach refused to give me a carers ticket for my boy as we didnāt have a card despite high care award and evidence. They tried to get me to sign up thereā¦
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Questionnaire for College around Accessibility
Hi All! Iām reaching out as part of a college project focused on raising awareness and finding solutions to improve accessibility for people with mobility issues. This topic is close to my heart, as Iāve personally seen how challenging daily life can be for individuals facing mobility barriers. To make a meaningful impact,ā¦
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I'm so bored.
I'm disabled. I can't use my legs or my right arm. This means I can only use my left arm. I'm so bored that is driving me crazy. I have nobody to go out with, I'm so bored of watching tv and I can't go out on my own. I'm that bored that I just cry because I don't know what to do anymore.
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Refused patient transport
I have had 3 appointments so far with pt however on my 4th visit after waiting 3 and half hours to be picked up I got a taxi. They then told me I would be declined any further transport and use taxis. However I had a fall and cannot walk very far I have osteoarthritis in both hips and knee and need hospital transport forā¦
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Never give up.
I recently wrote a post about UC and PIP assessments, and the information that should be given and what should be received from both the DWP and the assessors and the Tribunal Service by way of Laws, your rights of Information and how to request a Tribunal when it seems that the DWP WILL take 20 WEEKS PLUS to answerā¦
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Wheelchair service
Hi we are having major problems with our daughter's wheelchair provider AJM, from the service to wheelchair build. The back support is a seat cover I put memory foam in, wood to raise her foot plates as they are to low and door stops to help support her foot. Had the chair since march this year, been waiting on parts forā¦
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my imagination or pushy person?
Hello I have a new neighbour. The family just moved in. My husband was nice to them and invited them to our house. They invited us. It was very hard to me as I have social anxiety, but I managed with my husbands support. Our kids were playing together. Then I started noticed that when I see the wife (we live just nextā¦
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Onslaught
how does everyone feel about the onslaught on pensioners by the Labour Party. Iāve just watched Angela Rayner defending the right to a warm home, but changed her tune when she got in power. Looks like the single council tax allowance will go too. Maybe the railcard and bus pass are next. Or the paid prescription service.ā¦
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Minor Changes to CHC Package
Hi, Apologies if this is the wrong section to post in. Got a question or two about "minor" changes to a Continuing Healthcare (CHC) package. Some background: This concerns my mother, who is 77 years old. In 2017, she complained of a bad back and fever, consulted the GP, who prescribed morphine for the pain. 48 hours later,ā¦
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Assessments.
I had an assessment by a forensic psychiatrist and a forensic psychologist.The psychologist was a [Name removed by moderator] who had done work with Judge Judy. [name removed by moderator] was from New York based in Glasgow and came down to see me at Washington,we spent about three hours together.All this was inā¦
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Pads at night: leaking = not sleeping
Hello everyone! I'm Leah and I'm the mum of a 12 yo boy with CP and ASD. He wears pads overnight which fit him fine and are an 8/10 absorbency. He wears the same ones during the day. Problem is, at night they're leaking (sometimes during the day too), which means we're all up in the night. we've tried lots of differentā¦
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Grants For Holiday!!!!
Hi everyone , I was wondering if there are any organistions that give grants to people with disablitites to assist with hoildays.. Appricate any infoš
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Emotional support animals
Hello again everyone, Iām on LCWRA and unlikely I will be working again in the future, due to a number of mental health reasons. I live alone and my purpose feels massively diminished, recently leading to ideation of end of life scenarios. I wondered if anyone knows of any charity where I can obtain an emotional supportā¦
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Wheelchair, accessible, local meetups
Hey there, im new to this group. I was wondering if anyone knows of any local groups or ways I can find to meet up with other wheelchair users. I'm new to wheelchair life and was hoping to make some new mates who have similar life experiences and even tips to share. Would be great to see more people like myself as I feelā¦
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Medical file incorrect notes
I've recently complained about medical notes being incorrect. The letter I sent has been noted and are looking to add an addendum to my medical notes to include the multiple injuries I sustained. I'm not sure what to else to do other than the next step to take to ombudsman. My compensation claim and industrial injuriesā¦
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Discrimination will shoping
I Have noticed when shoping with out a mobilaty aid i am not boverd by sercuraty as much Can eney one ells relate to this?
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The ability to talk.
Hi everyone, This is just to say that although I write poems and jokes here, all are my way of being able to explain what is going on inside. I have been dealing with people who have dementia, mental issues, learning difficulties, and many other complaints that most, (not from our communityAt Scope) would tend to give aā¦
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to be added to recent post.
Did you see that comming? In reading this people are already trying to make a decision as to where this is going. unless you read the whole thing don't guess the answer.
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Hi to all, severe pain, what can I do?
I am Still having servre pain in my bladder and my back hips ect doc won't give me any strong medication cus it's not working but isn't bothered about what's causing all my pain feels like bone on bone pain I am not happy. Think I need a mobility scooter. I cannot do Leg raisers at all. What can I do? Paracetamol Ibuprofenā¦
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Write to / email your MP
I suggest that as a many of us as possible contact our MP's - to at least make it clear that they cannot just walk over disabled people like it looks as if they intend to try to do........use https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/ or another way of contacting thembecause as the name says - they are supposed to work for YOU -ā¦