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Hi, my name is darren1961! Free dental care for people on ESA or PIP?
Hi Everyone, I’ve just been following the discussion regarding free dental care. It says that if you or your partner receive ESA or PIP you are entitled to free dental care, does that mean that we are both entitled to it. Darren
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Support worker looking for accessible activity ideas in Scotland.
Hello, I’m looking for suggestions of places I can take some service users I support? I work with 8 adults with learning disabilities and are all wheelchair users. Places in Scotland thanks
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Using Covid as an excuse!
Since lockdown started we have tried to access (free) mobility scooters at High Elms Country park near our house. The story is that they cannot accept new users as they cannot supply training due to Covid. I find this ridiculous as the training will be outside and people can wear masks - shops are open, restaurants are…
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My husband is going back to work on Monday
He helps me with lots of things at home as I am unable to stand or walk. Now he's going back to work , I am worried that I won't be able to cope.
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Study Higher Accessibility in Higher Education Webinar
My name is Charlotte. I am an Outreach Hub Assistant to the Uni-Connect programme Study Higher. As an organisation, we aim to deliver impartial advice to young people in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Swindon about their future options in higher education. We also work with under-represented groups in higher…
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becoming a tv writer
hi my name is writerob1970 and i am wishing to become a television writer i have written the play and I'm trying to get it on the television. The play is about euthanasia see there is a 53 year old man who get MS and his sons bullies him into euthanasia because there is the 1st independent govern in the UK and the prime…
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Hi, I'm rob1111! People staring at me in a wheelchair
I am in wheelchair and little kids starring at me how can I help it
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Opinions of the benefit cap?
What are everyone’s thoughts on the benefit cap and do you think there should be more exceptions? Is it too high? Too low? Really curious what everyone thinks about it and hoping for a discussion. I’m currently capped and everyone I speak to seems to agree with the cap and thinks it’s a good thing just wondering if anyone…
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Tesco deliveries
I am not sure if you can help here but would be glad if you could! You may be aware that Tesco have stopped using both carrier bags and tray liners for home delivery. The customer is then expected to lift the goods out individually. This has already caused a significant impact for many disabled and elderly people (one only…
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Just saying Hi
Hi guys Well, I took the plunge after many years of wondering whether to join one of these online thingies! Had an accident and had above-knee amputation. Haven't been able to tolerate a prosthesis due to damn phantom pain that drives me insane! Been on high dose morphine for 12 years and currently trying to taper the dose…
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Do you have a story to tell?
The pen is mightier than the sword, so the famous saying
goes, and here at Scope we recognise the power of words in the fight for disabled
people’s equality. This makes our Guest blog category an important space for sharing
the experiences and thoughts of disabled people, to increase awareness of life
with an impairment…
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Covid vaccine and anti vaxxers
Who's had their second vaccine? I had mine last Wednesday,June the 9th,the Pfizer one. Does anybody know how long it is until it starts to be effective please? My neighbour isn't having theirs. They said that they are healthy and that they haven't got anything. I wear a mask in the street and only bring it down when people…
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Reflections on disability representation in Channel 4's 'It's a Sin'
Today’s guest blog comes from the talented Melissa Parker, a writer and wheelchair user, living with Cerebral palsy. Discussing Channel 4’s recent hit TV show ‘It’s a Sin’, Melissa reflects on what the programme tells us about disability representation on our TV screens and in society at large. “It’s a Sin” is a program…
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Holidays
Have you stopped booking holidays abroad because of all the hassle you have to go through. Also holidays for disable are so bloomin expensive.
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Give the DWP feedback about their page on getting help with benefits if you have accessibility needs
Information
on Get
help with benefits and pensions if you have accessibility needs was added to the gov.uk website in
June 2020. This webpage was created to ensure that customers and advisers can
easily locate information on DWP accessible communications, including
information about alternative formats and how to request…
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Community championing- how to champion a cause in my community?
I want to champion a cause in my community and I don't know how to go about it. My local Council recently admitted its ignorance of how the confiscation order, under the Proceed of Crime Act 2002 legislation, affects entitlement to benefit. I believe that the Council must have made unjust decision over the last 20 yrs…
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someone smashed my phone will they be dealt with?
so I asked a lady back for the money she had taken from me for a deposit for a puppy she didn't give to me even though I paid for it and she grabbed my phone out of my hand and smashed the phone on the ground when i said i will record you, the police came but unsure if they took action and i still have no phone as its…
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Hi, I'm COSMICCORI! How can I register with a new dentist? Are they allowed to refuse to see people?
Hi i have body dismorphia,and aggraphobia.My dentist wont see me because i missed a few oppointments.My wisdom teeth were meant to be taken out because there impacted.An my dentist said 3 years ago its dangerous leaving them in.Unfortunately i tried to see my dentist last year and they wont treat or see me.I was making a…
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Why arent benefits enough?
This isn’t to sound ungrateful as I know someone will shoot back with comparing us to other countries, but why aren’t benefits enough to support the cost of living? How is anyone able to cope on the amount provided? £342 a month to live off. £130 goes to topping up my rent, £66 to pay back an “advance”. Leaves me with £146…
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Does your family support you?
Today is International Day of Families. For many people, family can be a vital support network, but being part of a family can certainly have its challenges. * Has being disabled had an impact on your family relationships? * Has having a disabled family member impacted upon your way of life? * Is there enough support out…
