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NHS invited MSK Community Day (Shaw Trust, DWP)
I just wanted to share something that I experienced today. Background I have had multiple joint pain for 10 years and was (finally) diagnosed with hypermobility spectrum disorder in 2023. After a couple of falls in 2024, I saw a neurologist who after tests referred me back to rheumatology. Until now, it has mainly been my…
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Hi, my name is inaB! Is there a character limit with Relay UK?
Hi did anyone know if there's a limit of house large a reply I can copy and paste in relay UK as a result without having to chop the text and paste several times. Is there a character or word limit to copy and paste into relay UK? I'm autistic and cannot do short answers
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Has the Government made You ill
I saw my doctor today and she put me on anti depression tablets. She said that as a result of my worrying over these proposals to pip the government basically made me unwell. My doctor told me to not watch my news and keep away from it all. I find this difficult to do. It's like I can't be stop myself checking updates all…
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Levelling the field for disabilities at Glastonbury
Emma Hallett BBC News, Glastonbury Festival A drum and bass DJ who will play one of the very last sets of Glastonbury Festival 2025 has said he was left "speechless" after being asked to perform. Karl Flood - who goes by the name DJ Flood - uses a wheelchair and is being featured as part of Glastonbury's accessibility…
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Vehicles blocking pavements
hi my name is Lenore I have just started exploring my local area in my Electric wheelchair. I have noticed many vehicles obstructing paths making it extremely difficult for myself and other people to pass safely. has any body else experienced this? if so, how would I Report this. and what would happen next.
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Bathroom access
I have a disabled man who has one leg visit my local pub. He has a mobility scooter. There is a disabled toilet located in the womens toilet .The gentleman cannot get out of his mobility scooter without support.The pub gives consent for him to use the ladies toilet but he cannot get out of the scooter unaided and he comes…
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LGBTQ+ Disabled People in Film and TV🌈📺️
Mainstream media has definitely made progress in LGBTQ+ representation over the last decade or so. We've seen characters come out, fall in love and lead entire storylines and have full arcs. Similarly, disabled characters have slowly begun to appear more regularly on our screens but they are still massively…
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Dating advise
I've been in a dating site and had some disagreements with the owner. On the opening form you have to say yes or no to disabled. You can't skip this question. I have brought up that this isn't legal a few times, the reply is below. Thank you for the feedback.Some members want to flag that they are disabled via this…
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Disapointment
So, I got 2 letters today which really disappointed me. The first letter in a dreaded brown envelope was a letter from Speech Therapy telling me that they are not taking on new onset stammering cases in Adults. It is a new symptom possibly due to Fibromyalgia but could be anything that I already have. They suggested on…
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Hosting visitors at work
Is it reasonable to ask a disabled person (who cant walk) to host visitors in a work place? As in you would have to **** them around the building that you cannot fully access yourself? I am being pressured to do it, despite saying I cannot do it previously. I have pushed back to highlight the H&S risks, in case of fire I…
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I’m tired of living with my mum.. but rent is making it hard to move out.
I genuinely don’t know what to do anymore.. I’m about to go insane and literally scream my head off.. my mum keeps saying my attitude stinks or that I’m moody and rude. then she screams at me and says “ fudging listen to me” She’s demanding things onto me saying oh you could be homeless you know. Or no wonder no one wants…
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Happy Pride Month 2025 🌈😄
Happy Pride Month!🏳️🌈 June is LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) Pride Month. a time to celebrate love, equality, strength, resilience and of course, pride! But often, people who are both disabled and LGBTQ+ are left out of the conversation, have parts of their identity overlooked or misunderstood and…
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Hi to all
I went on Thursday to the Exercise class in Clowne I was their at 12.30 with my Scooter I went to buy food and a drink before my class their was another man their with a bigger road scooter than mine I was deciding what to choose for my lunch I was talking to the lady who was serving and didn't realise the guy with the…
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Employment Grievance question
Hey all, hope you are all good! I am going through an employee grievance at present, some of which is disability related but not all. Its also about harassment of multiple people not just me (its a sorry tale!) The question I do have, and apologies if its not really for here but I would think somebody on here would likely…
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Support worker closed? Due to new government rules
apparently my support worker had to close her support? Because of new government rules and apparently my disability doesn’t get accepted? What a joke… it’s beyond depressing and upsetting, I have a learning disability and if I got put into work tomorrow I wouldn’t go, I’d get anxious I’d kick off and probably have a…
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Has anyone tried wegovy weight loss?
I started on 0.25mg like the doctor said, then I went to 0.75mg now I'm on 1.0mg and still haven't lost much weight at all! I know my age and hormones doesn't help but just want to know if this is normal? Has anyone got any ideas as well? Many thankyous in advance!!!😁
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Should humans be allowed outside?
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🌈 UK Pride History - How did we get to today? 🌈
The first UK pride march was held on the 1st July 1972 in London. The date was selected as the closest to the uprising of Stonewall Inn in 1969. There are mixed reports about the volume of attendees. Both the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) and Campaign for Homosexuality Equality are noted as key organisers. An organiser, Peter…
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Accessible/affordable garden fire pits
Does anyone else have/enjoy fire pits? Mine's a truck brake drum. Lay it on its side on top of a pile of bricks 3 high. Put a motorbike brake disc across the gap and you've got a cheap, versatile fire pit that's easy to use/empty and hasn't needed maintenance in 20 years. Cheap parts from a scrap yard, what's not to like?…
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Should cats be allowed outside?
This is an ongoing battle in our household. Our adult kids kept our two cats inside after one was run over outside the house and another one vanished into the ether. We now live in a different house with a large garden. It is close to a busy road, down a driveway. The cats have been escaping because my husband has to have…
