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We're looking for 100 testers. Could one of them be you?
We're building something exciting (a brand new AI-powered tool to help members of our community) and we need your help to put it through its paces! We need 100 curious, friendly folk from our community to try it out and share their honest thoughts. You don’t need to be techy, just willing to give it a go and let us know…
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We want to hear from you!
We want to make research more accessible for disabled people and their families. We're running a short survey to understand your experiences, what works well, and what needs to change. Your insights will help shape more inclusive research practices. As a thank you, you will have the chance to enter a £40 prize draw. Here…
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JKP Writing Prize - a competition for aspiring writers 📖🥇
The JKP Writing Prize is a competition for aspiring writers from underrepresented backgrounds. The theme this year is: Everyday Disability and Chronic Illness: Stories of Joy, Resistance, and Anti-Ableism. The voices of disabled and chronically ill individuals remain vastly underrepresented across many sectors, including…
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Feedback on moving into residential care
Do you live in residential care? Or have you lived in residential care in the last year? We're creating a new webpage for the Scope website and would love to hear from you. If you'd be willing to help, please email Content.Core@scope.org.uk. It would involve speaking to us about your experience of moving into residential…
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The Impact of Disability Benefits Survey
Hi everyone! My name is Alex and I am a disabled researcher working at Birkbeck. I look at disability benefits as well as our courts and tribunal systems. I am looking to gather peoples experiences of receiving disability benefits to examine the impact they can have on the wellbeing of disabled people. I have made a short…
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Pushing for Change: My Testimony to House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Select Committee
Hello Scope community, I'm writing to you today with an important update that I believe will resonate with many of you who advocate for and live with disabilities. As some of you may know, I received a formal diagnosis of autism in 2018. This diagnosis, while bringing clarity, also highlighted the significant systemic…
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NHS calls for 200,000 new blood donors
NHS calls for 200,000 new blood donors as supplies run low Euan O'Byrne Mulligan BBC News Published 9 June 2025 The NHS has warned that it continues to face a "challenging" blood shortage, as it calls for 200,000 new donors to come forward. Concern over blood stocks prompted the health service to issue an "amber alert"…
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Hi, my name is Fledgling! Any advice on how to go ahead with legal challenges?
Hello Everyone, I've run into a knotty problem. On my PIP Assessment my Health Assessor has stated that the abscence of treatments- which she's listed "suggests that aids or appliances are appropriate in managing my Fatigue." And that's precisely what she's done - 2 points in every descriptor I've scored. Long story short.…
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Discrimination against my cousin
Hi everyone I’m new on this forum. I wanted to get some thoughts and advice on behalf of my cousin who has cerebral palsy and has just suffered the worst kind of discrimination by BA. He regularly flies to and from Egypt where he has family. Yesterday he was supposed to fly back from Cairo but BA staff refused him travel…
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We will stick together
Hiya all, we have to stay strong!!
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Survey on challenges faced my wheelchair/walker/walking stick users
I am conducting research on mobility aids, with a focus on four-legged walkers—however, users of other mobility aids are also encouraged to participate! Your insights will help identify common challenges and potential improvements to make mobility aids more user-friendly. This survey will take about 2 minutes to complete.…
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Advert
Does anyone else find the new Currys disability advert patronising and annoying?
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Purpl Discounts
Hello, I just came across purpldiscounts.com and wondered if anyone had heard of it/use it? Apparently you can get discounts as a disabled person, I saw some as much as 20%.
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Urgent responses needed Consultation on Autism 2009 Act
Apologies but I only just found this and it closes tomorrow so please if you can respond as the government need to know that the 2009 act hasn't done anything but put more duties on disabled people to educate the ignorant! With no watchdog or complaint process for us to whistle blow people who break the law and no…
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Call for participants: Study researching disability and life during heatwaves
Do you identify as Disabled? Are you interested in talking to researchers from the University of Bath about your daily life during a heatwave? What is the study about? We’re looking to interview people who identify as Disabled about how extremely hot weather affects their daily lives, and better understand how we can make…
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Preparing for emergencies survey
Hi everyone, Scope are working with the British Red Cross to find out what support disabled people and their families need in emergencies. We want to ask people about how they have prepared for emergencies. For example, fires, floods and power cuts. You can enter a prize draw for a £40 gift voucher. The survey will be open…
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Talking and thinking about disability in education
Talking and thinking about disability in education Who is this for: Parents and carers of children aged 17 years and younger, who would like to share their views. What is it: A study about your perceptions of the way that disability is talked about in schools. How can I share my views: A short, online questionnaire. Please…
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Research participants needed
Hello everyone, Are you interested in taking part in a research study about chronic lower back pain? I’m looking for participants to take part in an online research study which will contribute to my Health Psychology MSc dissertation at Leeds Beckett University. What is the study about? This study is looking at what…
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Artist wins award for exhibition exploring disability
From BBC News by Rachel Russell An exhibition that explored an artist's life as a disabled person has won an award. Jason Wilsher-Mills' work, Are We there Yet?, won the Museum and Heritage Awards' Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year. It attracted more than 51,000 visitors when it was on display at Ferens Art…
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SHOULD KING CHARLES DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT AND CALL A GENERAL ELECTION
LABOUR ARE NOT FIT TO RUN THIS COUNTRY , THEY ARE CRUEL , THEY DO NOT CARE AND KING CHARLES HAS THE POWER TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT AND CALL A GENERAL ELECTION . SAVE THE UK NOW
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Have you signed and shared the following petition to protect disability benefits?
Hi all, Challenging legislation via public outcry is fundamental to causing government change. I created this petition in order to attempt to stop the changes before 2026. We are currently at 1253 and signatures and need to get to at least 10,000 to get a government response and 100,00 for a debate. Public outreach is…
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US politics - Guardian Article - "Useless Eaters" rhetoric returns: Trump and Musk attack disabled
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/mar/27/us-disability-rights-trump It's a tough read - and watch in the cover of it by the permaculturalist & campaigner in this vid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z48jkaMc-U&t=324s Keep the strength ✊ I have a good few long term friends in the states, and non agree with what their…
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Which party do you think are best for disabled people?
If they were in power? Independents or Green Party? I've not looked on their websites yet, so I don't know myself.
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The wealthy would be OK with paying more tax - in fact some are campaigning for it.
If 'The Rich' support an increase in their tax.. What is government afraid of? 2025.- Millionaires launch battle bus to demand higher taxes on the super-rich…
