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Email template for your MP about disability cuts
Hi everyone - this is thanks to epicem. Thought I'd post it here as a new discussion thread in case anyone has missed it buried elsewhere. The template is provided by Z2K, a charity fighting poverty. You just enter your postcode and it finds your MP and generates a template for you to sign and send. Easy-peesy. If we all…
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Non-visible disabilities: Living with a hidden disability
Aha 😃 Non-visible disabilities Hidden disabilities Yes! I'm so glad I found this! I was never sure about invisible disabilities because they rarely are invisible. 👏 What does everyone else think about 'invisible'? 🤔
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Feedback on using a care agency to cover for personal assistant holiday and illness
Have you ever used a care agency for cover when your personal assistant is off work? Or are you thinking about using a care agency for cover when your personal assistant is off work? 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…
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Activising my MP...
Hi everyone, Thought you'd like to know I've had some positive results after emailing my MP. Our's is a Liberal but seems pretty keen, replying quickly and putting in an early day motion to Parliament. This battle isn't over folks, don't give up and let the Labour front bench walk over us. We are many and can raise a right…
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Accessibility at festivals research
Hello all. I am a Student at the University of Northampton and, as part of my final year dissertation project, I am conducting some research into accessibility at festivals and outdoor events for people with disabilities, specifically impacting mobility. This topic is important to me because, firstly, I am an avid…
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Research on transport accessibility - £60 paid
Project on transport accessibility issues, for people with visible and invisible disabilities. The interview will be talking about your experiences of using transport; they understand that this is likely to be pre-pandemic/pre-lockdown experiences. The project is for people who live in England or Scotland. The methods of…
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Priority Seating: Undergraduate Dissertation Research
Hello! My name is Camille and I am an undergraduate student currently working on my dissertation. For my dissertation, I am investigating the barriers of priority seating for individuals with a disability. My research began after becoming increasingly reliant on priority seating, where I have become aware of how public…
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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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Feedback on information about getting an advocate
Have you ever had an advocate to help you? Or do you have a problem you're wondering if an advocate could support you with? We're creating a new page 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…
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Exciting Research Project. Ulster University. Your Voice on Pain-Take Part
Help Us Shape the Future of Pain Research for Adults with Cerebral Palsy SCOPE CP is excited to collaborate with Rebecca Taylor, a postgraduate researcher at Ulster University, on a study aimed at understanding how pain affects adults with cerebral palsy (CP) compared to those without the condition. Rebecca's personal…
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Foster carers of children with moderate to severe learning disability
Hello, My name is Jesse and the University of Sussex is looking for foster carer's of children with moderate to severe learning disabilities to understand you experiences! This research is really important as the area is massively under-researched. Please contact me at jpdk20@sussex.ac.uk if you wish to get involved in the…
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Gov benefit rates April 2025
Hi everyone, thought you'd like to see this. It's from the House of Commons library. You can see the whole doc from this link: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-10105/CBP-10105.pdf Take a look at Table 3, which shows how much they plan to increase UC: Basic UC goes up by the grand total of £7 per…
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Contacting MPs Outside Your Constituency
Hello, everyone. I was wondering how to go about contacting MPs outside your constituency. I have emailed Grahame Morris my concerns, but there are plenty MPs who are disability allies, who have spoken out against scapegoating of vulnerable people and concerns about reforms. Richard Burgon and Steve Darling for example.…
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Leigh day claim
hi I am new here just reading through and thought I would post Has anyone got any info about the class action Leigh day case or thoughts about when the government scheme will start for the ongoing and back payment of edp thanks
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Wales Needs Your Help! Stand Up for Autistic Rights
Hi everyone, I'm reaching out to the Scope community today to ask for your support on a really important issue. As many of you know, 2025 has brought some tough challenges for autistic people. The closure of Autistic Minds was a huge loss, and many are continuing to face setbacks with day-to-day living in Wales. Back in…
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N.I.M.BY. - is it ok for a neighbour to complain about a child with autism making noise?
Hello caught the early news this morning a piece on a little lad who has autism and has problems communicating. Means he screeches and hollers not my words but the neighbours who sent a note complaining about this. I am absolutely devastated for the family concerned. My heart goes out to them. As a child growing up in a…
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PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BILL - live debate
Live House of Commons - the second reading of this bill.
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esa and savings
i am getting contributory esa how much savings can i have? i have ms. if i go back to work part time do i keep my esa? how many hours can i work? trying to save for a holiday and i'm scared they will cut my esa.
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Feedback on information about mortgages and benefits
Do you claim benefits and want to find out if you can get a mortgage? Or do you already have a mortgage and want to find out if receiving benefits will affect your renewal? 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…
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Poem about cuts
Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves I think it be better If Rachel leaves Before the axe in her hand swings Into the psyche of the nation Into the disabled who have taken and taken All the stick and all the blame For the state of the country again and again Forget Brexit forget the Tories It’s all our fault for being poorly Keir…
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Email your MP about proposed PIP changes
Is it ok if I post this Scopies? It's been arranged by the Organise network, they put up petitions to help working people, long-term disabled etc. This link gives an example letter for you to send to your MP, protesting about the proposed changes to PIP - ie the Gov plan to replace payments with vouchers. All you have to…
