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Hi my name is Legitt! Can I change my motability car?
I've just found this group by accident. I've had a mobility car for a number of years and always got automatics but this year as the deposit was so high I went for a manual. How sorry I am I find it quite difficult to drive and wander if there was any way I could change it? I've not asked in the garage where I got it from…
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Hi, my name is rebeccaweeks! Section 21 questions.
hello. I'm looking for support. i received a section 21 no fault eviction so now I'm in temporary accommodation. Ive been offered a place I was 5th in the bidding. I really dont want to move to the place that is being offered. it is VERY rural no facilities. You need a car or bus to get to anything like food, doctors. I…
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Disabled housing
Hello all! I shall do my best not to waffle on too much! It will be difficult though! This will be a long post and maybe some irrelevant information. But I will try my best. I'm a 45yr old man, born with spina bifida, lived a somehwat normal/abled lifestyle with some long absences from work between the ages of 20 and 42.…
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Housing issues
I'm waiting for a council property and I'm fully aware it won't be quick (I've been on the list 2 years now) but I'm facing a lot of discrimination from the council. My council uses the homefinder system so I've been bidding on any level access property but I keep getting not prioritised messages because they add another…
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Training Assistance Dogs
Hello everyone I can see some previous threads on here but looking for some guidance from anyone that has successfully trained their own assistance dog. If so, how did you determine what training the dog needed and have you had to evidence the level the dog was trained to in anyway (for example get a dog trainer or ADUK…
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New here and needing some advice about DFG.
Hi Everyone, I'm new here and hope someone can help me. In May we applied for a DFG for my three year old, he is non verbal, in nappies and wakes frequently at night and needs constant supervision throughout the day, he can also be violent to us. He is suspected as having ASD. A OT came out and said that he needs a bedroom…
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Mobility scooter lights not working
no lights working on kymco scooter
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Need help with aiding toilet use
Hi, about 4 months ago I was taken into A & E with spinal problems, leaving me unable to walk. It is now apparent that I am going to be confined to a wheelchair. I am currently in hospital awaiting discharge to a suitable property which has or can be adapted. I have realised that I will have to make many adjustments,…
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Tubular slide sheet
OT from the local council provided me with a 3 feet by 3 feet Tubular Slide sheet (made from non stick/ slippery nylon) - to assist me turning over and getting out of bed (especially at night)The instructions do imply that it is a temporary method to move, turn and transfer patients in a bed - not designed to be left in…
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CASCAIDr Conversations: Podcasts on Principles! Social Care in England and Wales
CASCAIDr Conversations: Podcasts on Principles! At CASCAIDr, we know how the world of adult social care can seem impenetrably surreal – and how the reality is often very different from the rhetoric. We think people could do with a refresher on the underlying principles, which come from a set of rules called ‘public law’.…
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Spinal cord stimulatour
Have anyone got any information about spinal cord stimulatour
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Hi, my name is Jadex! looking for advice on my housing application please.
Hi I’m Jade looking for advice on my housing application please. I’m in a 1 bedroom flat and I have mental health disability receive pip LCWRA uc and my mum and dad take it in turns in caring for me. (Doing my shopping cleaning encouraging me with eating and washing.) When I’m in a really low mood and need full supervision…
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Hi, DFG drama Does the LA have to use the Part M guidelines for wet room planning?
Hi. I’m having difficulty with the DFG process in as much as agreeing where to site a wet room. The OT says the local authority would expect us to move our white goods into our living room as they have a policy of using the existing footprint for adaptations. This wouldn’t work as I’m a full time wheelie and clear space is…
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Advice needed from all you knowledgeable people on Scope
Hi, long story (sorry) My son's girlfriend split up with her boyfriend 12 months ago and has been left paying the mortgage on her own. The house has potentially been sold but here is the rub. The buyer offered via the Estate agent to rent the property back to her whilst she was trying to find a new home she could afford,…
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Would we get disability aid for 3 bed and having mobility issues?
Hi, advice please.we are a two person household looking to swap to a 3 bed with downstairs toilet. One person is disabled with mobility issues and would need a toilet commode in the spare room. Would this entitle us to the 3rd room for disability aid?
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Getting new house in order, any advice/tips on this?
Hi, I’ve recently moved home to a ground floor flat, which is wonderful. However, I’m struggling with getting the place in order, and feeling overwhelmed. I’m on my own and my siblings, although they helped me move, both live far away. I’m going to have to pay people to move boxes, put up shelves etc. I get all the…
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Hi, my name is deborah275! Help with computers
I have MS & was diagnosed 17 years ago. That was when home computers were rare & iphones a thing off tmrw's world 🥺 I have found it an uphill struggle to become computer literate at the time my kids were very young & my partner. knows nothing about conputers & doesn't want to (different generation). The upshot of this is…
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Hi, my name is MANCMOZZ! Advice on Green Power
HELLO TO EVERYONE , I AM ABOUT TO GET A GREEN POWER SCOOTER ?????? ANYONE GOT ANY WOES ABOUT THIS COMPANY ????? WOULD WELCOME ANY ADVICE , REGARDS MOZZ .
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My Flat is unsuitable for My Aututism
Hi so a basic overview i live in small and the guy upstairs is very nosiy to the point i cant use my living room. (Due to my nosie sensitivity)There very little sound proofing to the point i can hear the guy snoring on a night.i asked my housing provider for sound proofing which got rejected due to the cost. The housing…
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Could I Get Evicted
Before I start explaining my situe, I have memory problems from a effect of Brain Injury In the last six weeks I have had a complete electrical rewire.No dust sheets were used. It was a mess. Three days to clean upAnd for nine days I have had a complete bathroom refit to the bungalow I live in. A bit of background…
