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Do you feel particularly impacted by the cost of living crisis?
With prices in supermarkets rising and energy bills soaring, we're all feeling the hit of the cost of living crisis. However, some people are likely to be more badly affected than others. This includes disabled people like Robert, who can't afford to charge his mobility scooter (BBC). I know there have been a number of…
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Do Scope send Cold Callers out to people's houses?
We just had two young fellas come to the door saying they where from Scope and wearing a chest plackard vest.
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Social care financial assessment - help for my brother re. care and equipment
Hello, please forgive the long and complicated post - but any advice would be really helpful! My brother has been in hospital for 2 months as he was very seriously ill. He has impaired mobility, which means that he can hardly walk, and has severe gout in his hands also, plus a host of other medical issues that need…
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Need help/advice
Hi, I'm not at all sure if anyone can help or if I'm even in the right place for what I need, hopefully I am... The problem I have is that I just been sanctioned again (1st one went in my favour) by universal credits for missing to many appointments, I just don't understand how this can be... I currently have depression,…
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Equality Act 2010
I am just wondering if there is any point to the Equality Act 2010. If a business discriminates, unless the individual takes out private action with great expense, nothing happens. A business, local to me, placed parking terms and conditions signs in an inaccessible location then fined disabled people for not adhering to…
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Does this sound like CFS?
Hi, I've joined to see if this sounds like CFS while I await my last set of blood tests. In 2016 I suddenly felt too tired to deal with stress and was in an abusive relationship. I've since got divorced and had a routine op to have my gall bladder removed. I thought the stress and the need for an op was the cause of my…
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Hair washing aids
Have purchased a set of long handled brush and comb. It struck me if I put shampoo on the long handled brush, and ran it through my hair, it would be better than slapping the shampoo on. does anyone do anything similar, and does it work?
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Online FIFA tournament for people with disabilities
Hi everyone! My friend and I are hosting an online FIFA tournament for people with disabilities on the 30th April. We also have a raffle with amazing prizes that is open for anyone. All proceeds will go to the muscular Dystrophy UK charity. If you would like to sign up, enter the raffle or donate please follow this link:…
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Why does everyone have an opinion on what it must feel like to be disabled?
Disability Pride Month occurs in July, created to listen to what the voices of disabled people have to say about their rights and what they need. So why is it that so many people assume they know what it's like to be disabled? Scope ambassador Samantha Renke recently spoke about her experiences in an article for the Metro,…
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Discrimination by petrol station
About 5 years ago I was on the M5 and needed fuel I was watching my gauge drop and pulled in to Michael Woods near Bristol I am unable to walk more than a few feet without excruciating pain so rely on the goodwill of others to help me However the petrol station as almost empty and I tooted my horn once and flashed my…
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Support to Work - Meet Zaid
Support to Work is our online employment support service for
disabled jobseekers, they offer advice to disabled people applying for jobs.
This is a digital employment service supported with telephone or Skype. Their
team of advisors are wonderful and they offer a personal service to any
disabled person in the UK with…
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'Dad had to carry me up stairs to the LGBT party'
In the latest Access All podcast episode: Listen to the podcast on BBC Sounds by clicking this link :)
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Join Ospreys Wheelchair Rugby Club
If you want to find out more, visit the Ospreys Wheelchair Rugby Club's Facebook page. For more information on how to get involved, contact Rachael Bishop at bishopkelsey9@qooqlemail.com :)
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Play Disability Rugby League with the Bradford Bulls!
Do you enjoy playing rugby? Are you a disabled person? If so, the Bradford Bulls could be for you! Disability rugby league (rugby-league.com) is a mixture of non-contact and full contact ruby league, and can be played by any disabled person aged over 14 years old. The Bradford Bulls train every Saturday from 10am-11am at…
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Approaching retirement age
Hi all, I'm currently receiving the following benefits: Housing BenefitCouncil Tax Support PIP enhanced carePIP standard mobility Contrib. based ESA"Extra money because you are severely disabled""Extra money because of the Disability Income Guarantee""Extra money because you are in the Support Group" === I understand that:…
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Letting agency - 6 months in advance.
Hi all! I was wondering if anyone had a similar problem with letting agents - My son is at Uni. The first year he lived on campus, this year he had a beautiful Georgian town house. It’s very grand but with 5 other guys it’s £450 a month, a great deal as many others paying same amount for small ****-standard accommodation.…
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Disabled toilet
Why people with no disabilities are so cruel? I’ve ms I can’t walk can’t hold, my vision is bad my bladder has issues and yet I’m waiting in front of disabled toilet for health people.. not fair..
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Is it okay for a mother who's not disabled to use a disabled toilet to change her baby's nappy?
Disable toilets, Hi I’m Dee Is it acceptable for a mother who is not disabled to use a disabled toilet to change her baby’s nappy and prevent a disabled person using it? I stopped off on the motorway and needed an accessible toilet and this woman was ahead of me and just wanted to change her baby. I asked if I could go…
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A byte-sized history of my gaming life
We asked one of our resident gamers @MrAllen1976 to tell us more about his love for all things pixelated, and he didn’t disappoint. So, sit back and dust off your joystick as he takes us all for a wander down gaming memory lane. Where it all began My first gaming memory is playing Manic Miner on the ZX Spectrum 48K way…
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Hospital appointments system NOT disabled friendly
I am a (virtual) non speaker and find NHS booking systems don't work for meeg) Today, I received an email confirming that an appointment could be booked at my local hospital for an endoscopy - this is vital to check for an polyps in my "poo" tubes.I tried to get my GP to book me an appointment - but was told to phone.....…
