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How we can seem so together unyet utterly broken
I'm sitting here thinking how Not just me,but how we as people can form a discussion in such a way that it appears that we are so together and present in everything.Unyet an event can make us seem like we have died and are walking around in a muffled world.We can hear people speaking but it's like there is a problem with…
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Legal action against local authority
I need to take legal action against my local authority as all else has failed. I feel afraid because they have acted unlawfully more than once but because they know I’m unsupported they are able to create bureaucracy when I try to challenge them. I don’t think it is wise to disclose details online but I feel victimised. I…
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Printing utter rubbish
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-benefit-claimants-warned-certain-30339562 How do these people sleep at night after writing such drivel for one. Two. How do you report this utter ridiculous information. Isn't this just fake news that some will read and believe!
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Film: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve story
I recently caught this film about the actor Christopher Reeve, best known for a series of Superman films in the late 70s and early 80s - at least, until a freak riding accident at the end of the last century left him paralysed from the neck down with a spinal cord injury, after which he became a passionate activist and…
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Living with a Long term illness and loneliness
How is your illness affecting your everyday life.I’m a diabetic with heart disease I’ve stopped socialising and feel very lonely .Hoping to meet good friends in similar situation
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Need some advice
hello to the scope online community Does anyone use an alternative to dragon dictate has now been discontinued for Mac Pro that anyone use or is any free speech to text for Mac Pro that anyone can recommend and any paid speech to text software any is also greatly appreciated many thanks Globster
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How to safely carry hot food
Does anyone have any good tips on how to safely carry a hot ready meal when using a walking frame? I have a weak left side and poor balance, and can't carry stuff on a tray. My husband is soon going to be in hospital for 3 weeks and he's the one who usually carries trays, takes food in and out of the oven etc. I have come…
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Looking to upgrade my style/fashion and seeking advice
I've always had issues overheating. It didn't matter if I was underweight or overweight, I'd still sweat through my clothes. I don't have thyroid issues, and I don't have hyperhidrosis. I mostly think it's my anxiety giving me issues. I also am very particular about my fabrics. For shirts, I've found that I don't like…
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My carer needs help
I am disabled and my carer is my husband full time at home and he hurt his back last week and has been told to rest and not do heavy lifting but there's stuff he can't do with my care and every day tasks . what Help is available? East london Newham?
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Council tax on home you don’t live in
Hi. I am disabled, receive UC, ESA and PIP (enhanced level for both components). I rent my home from a housing association. In June my lovely mum unexpectedly passed away and left her home to myself and my brother. I do not have the funds to buy him out so I cannot move into the home myself. It is therefore on the market…
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No way out? Disabled and homeless
I'm physically disabled, I suffer from major mental health disorders and I am under mental health care following multiple break downs inuding emergency services attending for suicide prevention. My wife is physically disabled, she has autism. We faced homelessness and assessed vulnerable and in priority need. The council…
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It's International Stress Awareness Week!
Yes folks, International Stress Awareness Week is upon us (4th - 8th November 2024) and today is Stress awareness day, so I thought it'd be the perfect moment to talk about stress, something we all face, especially with recent issues with benefit reform, the budget and other issues in the world. Today is marked as Stress…
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Experiences of recruiting private caregivers/PA’s
Does anyone else have difficulty recruiting reliable caregivers? It’s a very frustrating situation and the uncertainty/lack of control emphasises the fact that I am obviously disabled and makes me feel more disabled - applying the social model of disability. I have tried using platforms such as Curam Care which are great…
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Pip assessmeny
High have a telephone assessment whith pip on Friday .which im dreading as I get the carer side of pip .But after being found unfit for work and now having hip dysplasia . I am trying to get the mobility side which I used to get on dla .But didn't get when I was changed over to pip I also have austio arthiritis and copd…
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Sorry
Hi everyone, comment I just made, I meant to say people shouldn't be embarrassed or ashamed of anything and no-one should make you feel like that. SAW.
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Free support & advice
Does anyone know of an organisation that provides 1 people. I am looking for support & advice on issues relating to a reduction made to my direct payment (impacting on the level of care I now receive) and my other issue relating to my disability/ benefit entitlements. I have tried Disability Law Service, but unfortunately…
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Vehicle tax
Hi everyone, I received my PIP award letter and note that I will get free car tax. Does anyone know what I have to do to get it? Thanks in advance, Lorraine x
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Info
I have multiple disabilities from heart problems, PTSD, cancer, hurnia and blind in one eye thanks to being attacked, breathing/mobility difficulties I'm struggling to get benefits that I'm entitled to. What things out there that's available for someone who is in my position and what local groups etc are there for disabled…
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Dealing with unemployment, nasty comments
I've been unemployed for 18 months now, and I am embarrassed and I ashamed of it. I am disabled with autism and dyspraxia. I have also suffer from anxiety and depression. I used to volunteer at my local library one day a week, assisting the elderly with the computers. I also used to volunteer in the past at a charity shop,…
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Why don't they learn about ableism in schools?
Hello! I'm Poppy Morgan! I have a question; Why don't kids learn about ableism in schools?
