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Fighting the DWP Matrix: A Free Chronicle
Hi everyone. I wanted to share something born out of pure frustration with the UK welfare system. Most of us here know exactly what it feels like to face robotic scripts, lost paperwork and endless walls of bureaucracy when we are at our lowest.I started a blog, but let me be absolutely clear. This is not another dry,…
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Disability hate petition
Too much hate going on. Here is a link to the petition: Create a National Disability Hate Strategy for the UK - Petitions I've signed the petition, but unfortunately it just seems to be about the general public hating on us, there's no mention of MP's and the media, which are the main things that are fuelling the hate in…
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Hackcessible: Could you help shape the next generation of assistive technology?
Hackcessible 2026 is looking for disabled people who have a problem, challenge or everyday frustration that they think could be improved through engineering and design. Hackcessible is a student-led assistive technology make-a-thon at the University of Sheffield. Over several months, student teams work alongside disabled…
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Looking for wheelchair users to help test RollSense
Hi everyone, We’re building RollSense, a mobile app designed to help wheelchair users understand how sidewalks and outdoor routes actually feel to travel on — not just whether they are technically marked as wheelchair accessible. The idea is simple: Your phone is securely mounted or fixed in a stable position on your…
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Work without barriers - Support our new campaign
Disabled people who can and want to work are being held back. Not because they cannot do the work, but because work is failing them. Too often, rights to adjustments are ignored. Workplaces are inaccessible, and outdated attitudes mean disabled people are undervalued and overlooked. It does not have to be this way. 2 years…
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DWP complaint? Parliament petition to solve missing complaints
This is petition about DWP complaints. USERS not made public. UC, ESA, PIP you name it, they deleted it. Either literally or metaphorically. They misquoted law, facts, change what you said. I can't fix that. But this could fix complaints being not accepted then being removed without your knowledge. Sign the petition to get…
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Improving travel apps for people with accessibility needs
The University of Southampton is doing research on how to best design apps that help disabled people plan and make their everyday journeys. If you are 18 or over and have one or more of the impairments listed below, or any other condition that affects your ability to use public transport or active travel (e.g., walking,…
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📋 Research Survey: Workplace Support for Disabled Employees
My name is Doreen, and I'm an MA student at the University of Essex researching how workplace accommodation frameworks affect whether disabled employees stay in work. I'd love your help! Whether you have lived experience of disability, work alongside disabled colleagues, or have managed employees with health conditions,…
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Carer’s Allowance Call for Evidence Submission
The government is currently debating whether the law on carers needs to be changed - maybe it does - but what about UNPAID carers - spouses who give up everything to care for their "loved ones" ? 1. Introduction I am submitting evidence because my wife has been my full‑time carer for more than 20 years. She provides care…
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Participants Needed for Spinal Cord Injury Research
Regenerating Presence: Immersive Nature Environments for Wellbeing and Place-Based Healing through XR We are looking for adults living in the UK with spinal cord injury (SCI) to take part in a research study exploring body image and body appreciation following SCI. Taking part will involve a short questionnaire, which…
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SEND Master student looking for individuals to interview!
Good afternoon! I am a University student studying Special Educational Needs currently doing my master dissertation!…
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Share your experience of home enteral feeding and homecare services
Project background The Patients Association are working with the medical device and healthcare company Abbott to better understand the experiences of adult patients who receive - or who have previously received - home enteral feeding (HEF) and have used homecare services. Home enteral feeding (HEF) is a way of providing…
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Free app to find toilet, parking and health facilities: Find Nearby
Hi everyone, My name is Callum and I’m the Glasgow-based founder of Find Nearby, a mobile app that helps people quickly find toilets, parking, benches, playparks, health locations and other useful places nearby. I’ve recently made several key accessibility, family and health searches completely free with no ads, including…
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Kindness
Recently I’ve managed to get outdoors some more and have discovered a secret garden that I like to sit in. It’s very peaceful and shaded which helps when it’s been hot. I don’t see many people here but I was there recently and I wasn’t feeling well and I guess it must have shown in my face because someone came and gave me…
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National Emergency Briefing
It wasn't an eye opener for me, and it's being shown across the country. If anything, it made me angry and sad at the current and past governments. https://www.nebriefing.org/the-film
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Looking for wheelchair users to take part in a UCL research interview
Hi everyone, I'm Harini, an MSc student at UCL. I'm doing research on how fire crews could better understand and support wheelchair users when they arrive at a fire in a residential building. When a fire crew arrives, the first minutes count. Right now they often have little or no information about what wheelchair users…
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NEW RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
PLEASE FORGIVE THE CAPS FOR I HAVE VISION LOSS. I AM A DISABLED FOUNDER WORKING ON NEW IDEAS THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OF ALL AGES. PARENTS WITH DISABLED CHILDREN ARE INCLUDED. OUR LOCAL HEROES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL. I RECENTLY HEARD THAT AFFORDABLE HOMES ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO…
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Does anybody have any engineering designer contacts ?
I have come up with a viable design for a tracked "electric lawn creeper" and want to take it further …… I need a University contact or similar….. thanks Wibbles
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Hardships Faced by Disabled Songwriters and Building a Safe Disability Artist Community
My name is Gavin Clifton, and I am The Disabled Writer. I was born with cerebral palsy, and I have a speech impediment. Still, I never let this stop me. I am a bestselling children's book author, songwriter and disability advocate. I am writing my own autobiography about living with cerebral palsy to educate others on the…
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🌈 Pride Month - June 2026 🌈
Pride Month is celebrated annually in June marking the anniversary of the Stonewall riots. You can learn more about Stonewall riots on this post from last year’s pride month: 🌈 The History of Pride: The story of Stonewall Inn 1969 🌈 Pride is a celebration of unity! Of love and friendship, acceptance and equality. It’s an…
