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Wheelchair cricket - reminder
Morning, Just a little reminder for wheelchair cricket - starting this Sunday in Woking. (Flyer has full details) includes coaches from Surrey CCC. We would love to have as many of you that can make it. It runs for 3 weeks and is completely free. Give me a call/email if you have any queries and/or interested. Kind regards…
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Wheelchair cricket
Hi there We have put together 3 free wheelchair cricket sessions in January in Woking, Surrey. Starts 8th Jan 1:30-4:30. We would love to have as many of you as possible. Contact details are on the flyer attached. I have MS and am in a wheelchair and hope we can reach out to as many people as we can. Looking forward to…
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Giving Scope its scope
I have written a controversial poem. Love to hear people's thoughts and opinions. Giving Scope its scope To give Scope its scope, its place time and space I see what its purpose in history was Though I admit I feel that its place and time has pasted I give no truck to a society or charity that purports to support Disabled…
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Looking for customers to feedback on Scope's chatbots
Scope wants to speak with customers about how they're finding our feedback chatbots, the language that we use and what improvements we could make. Our Insights team will be conducting online paired interviews with chosen customers, but we can also do separate interviews if preferred. The interview is likely to last about…
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Landlords could finally be banned from rejecting benefit claimants
You can read the full story about the government looking to stop landlords discriminating against people who are in receipt of benefits here. Has this ever happened to you? Let us know your experience.
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Hi, my name is RiDC!
Hello there. We are a charity that aims to make life more accessible. Companies come to us if they want disabled people's views on how to make their goods and services more inclusive. We used to be a part of the consumer organisation, Which?, and are now an independent charity focused on the interests of disabled people,…
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Paid research opportunity for visually impaired individuals
Hi everyone, I’m a researcher working on behalf of an important UK industry body. As a part of a research project on sight tests, we’re hoping to speak to visually impaired people in the UK. We’d speak for about 30-40 minutes over the phone, and you would receive a financial incentive to thank you for your valuable time.…
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Chronic pain in university students
Hi everyone, I'm a third year student at university and for my final project, we're researching the effects of chronic pain, and no pain, on university students in terms of their wellbeing. We will also be assessing other social factors within our study, such as, social support, resilience, loneliness, etc. Please click…
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Channel 5's THE GADGET SHOW are looking for households to take part in new series!
CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT TECH TO BUY? We're here to help! The Gadget Show are looking for households with all manner of tech dilemmas to appear on the show, no expert gadget knowledge needed! * Need to upgrade your telly for epic movie nights? * Aiming to cook the ultimate dinner without all the effort? * Want to get fit…
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Learning Difficulties
Greetings all – below is a survey that I’ve put
together based on experiences of living with Learning Difficulties for a
project I’m doing in my third year of Graphic Design at Epsom university. I would be
really grateful if you have the time to share your opinions, especially as I
myself live with Learning Difficulties…
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Communication aids and Augmentative alternative communication (AAC)
Do you or your child use AAC or communication aids? If you are interested in helping us write information about communication aids we would love to hear from you. The task involves meeting with researchers and reading through some information and providing your feedback. It will take roughly 1 hour. You will remain…
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Are you a parent/carer of a child under 7 years with special educational needs?
If so your help with my doctoral research on your child's use of mobile devices would be really appreciated. You just need to complete an anonymous online survey. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions at yunus.saracoglu@nottingham.ac.uk Thanks in advance! The link to access the survey:…
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A Community Wellbeing Cafe in Richmond, North Yorkshire every Tuesday
'Time Together Tuesday' is a Community Wellbeing Cafe held at
Richmond Town Hall 1pm - 3pm every Tuesday. * This is a relaxed, friendly group run by volunteers, who provide a light lunch, games & good company. * Open to everyone with or without a disability, carers, etc. * Good disabled access with a lift from street level…
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Wheelchair headrest redesign to allow users THEMSELVES to adjust them
Hello!I am Anna Kennedy, I am currently a 5th year Masters student studying Product Design Engineering at the University of Glasgow. For my final year project, I am looking into the redesign of wheelchair headrests. My aim is enable users to adjust their headrests themselves.I would love it if you could answer my survey!…
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Working Age Forum
BlindAmbition is excited to invite you to join us for the Working Age Forum Session 5! Our Goal with the WAF is to provide a forum that is a safe space for people with visual impairments of a working age to come together, to discuss, learn and discover how best they can get into the working environment and what adjustments…
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Complete a survey on accessing information on sexual health for the chance to win a £100 voucher
We know that it can be difficult to access information and support for sexual health when you are disabled. Terrence Higgins Trust wants to push for change, and ensure everyone can have the happy and healthy sex life they choose. This is the first step in making a positive change to sexual health in Great Britain. Complete…
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Looking for wheelchair users to fill out a short questionnaire about using the lap
Hi, I am a university student currently studying product design and I am currently doing a product about Spinal Cord Injuries. I am looking for people who use a wheelchair or have used a wheelchair to fill out this questionnaire specifically about the lap. Everything is anonymous and will take less than 5 minutes to do and…
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Designing for Dyspraxia: A questionnaire
Hello all. I hope I'm posting this in the correct place! My name is Kirsty and I'm currently in my final year studying product design at university. I am researching dyspraxia because I hope to design a product to make self-care routines easier for teenage girls with dyspraxia. However, at this early stage, I am trying to…
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A Study of Disclosure of Disability in the Workplace and Mental Wellbeing
I
wonder whether anyone in the Scope Community would consider taking part in my
research by completing an anonymous online survey to study the relationship
between disclosing disability in the workplace and its impact on mental
wellbeing. The purpose of my study is
to learn from people who have made the decision to either…
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Volunteering for the British Heart Foundation
Hi there I am a Volunteer Manager for the
British Heart Foundation, and I am supporting our clothing shops and furniture stores to increase their volunteering teams, in particular our Newport shop, this is one of the largest clothing
stores we have in Wales and requires a large team to support them. Here at the BHF we have…
