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Care campaign
Hi Does anyone else have a story when living in supported living feel like your place inappropriate, Constantly fighting for your hours. The support not trained in care needs adequate level you are not alone I what put campaign together to challenge company and Government to make sure they have more choice not cheapest,…
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Is there no disability charity support for life ease especially food and mobility in M'Boro?
I'm just curious because as a disabled person it's been hectic
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Car insurance refused to offer me monthly DD's for my renewal.
Hi Thanks,
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Is it right that someone with a lifelong degenerative condition should be re assessed?
Do we think it is right that someone with a lifelong degenerative condition should be re assessed at all, especially when these so called specialists know it will get worse?
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Hidden offers to help pay for gas and electricity
I must be a complete mug! I have just put my meter readings onto the EON Next website and for the first time had a read through it to try to find what my balances are. According to EON there is (a) no need to get stressed over a fuel debt - they will either pay it off for you or arrange for payment as to what I can afford…
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Hi, my name is NoheatNofood! Means testing for PIP
Lots of people talking about being means Tested for PIP if I did not get the money I would need to go into a Nursing home. That at the age of 41yrs old would not be Good for my mental health. After serving our country Is this what I have to look forward to I would rather put myself out of the misery That it sounds like the…
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'Benefit cuts for disabled people in hospital called unfair'
Over to you... Have you been affected by the hospitalisation rule? Do you think the hospitalisation rule is fair?
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Reasonable Adjustments
Hi I'm just interested if anyone has had there reasonable adjustments refused. I've requested reasonable adjustments from the following ... Daughters school Gps Mental health team I have requested that I voice record meets/discussions that involve me or my daughter so that I am able to play it back to myself when in a…
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Is this a hate crime?
We are being hit by a number of events that are really getting us down.. We had a wheely bin full of rubbish emptied over our garden wall last night - I know that it was Halloween but no excuse...... Previous to that we had a number of capping stones removed from the wall - which cost £60 to replace.. Last winter we had a…
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Beauty, fashion and sight loss
Holly Tuke blogs about disability, fashion and lifestyle at Life Of A Blind Girl. Today, she talks to us about the misconceptions surrounding visual impairment and style. Many people have the idea that blind and visually impaired people can’t look stylish or that we can’t have an interest in fashion, however this common…
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Ready for Rishi?
Rishi Sunak has become the new leader of the Conservative Party, and so will become the next Prime Minister. How do you feel about that?
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Immediate benefit support for those fleeing the invasion in Ukraine
I know that there's been some talk on the community on what we as individuals, as well as a country, can do to support Ukrainians. I thought that you might all be interested in reading the following press release from the DWP around support available for Ukrainians fleeing the invasion. Taken from: Immediate benefit…
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Hydrotherapy / warm pool near Liversedge, West Yorkshire
Hello all, I'm new here and not sure if this has been asked before, but wanted to give it a shot. I'm desperately trying to find private hydrotherapy sessions or a warm pool to continue on from NHS hydrotherapy I've had. I found hydrotherapy in a warm pool to be the only exercise I've been able to tolerate and actually…
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Disability History Month 2022
Hi everyone, Any ideas for Disability History Month? 16th November - 16th December
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Being Black and disabled - 'Battling two barriers makes it double the challenge'
The following quotes are taken from Disability should be part of Black history conversations – I’ve gone my whole life seeing people like me erased (Independent). Over to you... Do you have an experience of being Black and disabled that you'd like to share with us? Which Black and disabled people do you look up to?
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Using Slimming world or Weight Watchers as a wheelchair user
I am trying to lose weight and have been for many years, I wondered if there were any wheelchair users here who use either of the above groups? I have contacted them both and neither have any wheel on scales nationally which I think in this day and age is far from inclusive, especially for such a large and lucrative…
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Liz Truss and Benefits
How are people feeling about Liz Truss, her understanding of people living with disabilities and the security of their benefits going forward? Interested to know your views?
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Beauty/nails Advice from wheelchair users
Hi :) I know this might seem a bit shallow for here, but I don't know where else to ask this. People in self propelled wheelchairs, is it possible to have nice/artsy nails? Not super long but kinda medium, but with like pattern nail polish and stuff, or does it just chip/break off? Thank you in advance ^_^
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Is this comment discrimination?
A manager described me as having a "persecution complex" when I raised a legitimate workplace concern. I do not suffer from a persecution complex, nor do I suffer from psychosis or schizophrenia. From what I have seen, the manager did not investigate my concern, as it seen that it was simply my delusion that was the issue.
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Hi, my name is ken606! It was gut wrenching to be excluded from the Covid19 Carers Payment
Like everyone else in our position, it was gut wrenching to be excluded from the Covid19 Carers Payment while looking after a disabled relative for the last 2yrs. Those of us who couldn't work reduced to claim Carer's Allowance and without the full support of a pressurised Social Services Care Team, I calculated…
