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Parents of Autistic Children: We Want to Hear From You!
Hello! We are doing an IRB-approved online research study to learn how parents of autistic children feel about common autism therapies. Who can join? Parents or caregivers of children ages 4–11 with a formal autism diagnosis. What will you do? Fill out short surveys about you, your child, and your parenting style. Read…
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Hands off our handles campaign!
Melissa Parker is a journalist. She has cerebral palsy. She wrote about being a woman and a wheelchair user. Her article reveals shocking truths. She supports a campaign to raise awareness. Strangers often grab wheelchair handles. This causes distress to wheelchair users. Disabled people say, "hands off." Sadly, this…
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A stranger grabbed my wheelchair and silently started pushing me
From The Metro Written by Melissa Parker I was completely at the mercy of this man (Picture: Melissa Parker) Wheeling myself around the town centre in July, I contentedly went about my day, running errands. I’d been about to enter a supermarket when I suddenly felt a heavy, foreign weight pushing on the back of my…
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Do you have a lifelong diagnosis which means you need a Blue Badge, or care for someone who does?
Do you have a lifelong diagnosis which means you need a Blue Badge, or care for someone who does? If so, we want to hear from you. Our petition, "Make Blue Badge Applications Lifelong for Individuals with a Lifelong Diagnosis," has been under consideration by the Senedd/Welsh Parliament Petitions Committee for nearly two…
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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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Hypocrisy at its Finest
“Suella Braverman [the former home secretary] and her predecessor, Priti Patel, were procuring more hotels,” “What I have done in my short tenure is ramp that up and procure even more. Because November, historically, has been one of the highest months of the year for migrants illegally crossing the Channel. I would never…
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Participants wanted: can you help us tackle online ableism?
Hello! My name is Sarah Hill and I am a disabled researcher based at Newcastle University. I am working on a project exploring disabled people’s experiences of ableism online. The research has been approved by the Humanities and Social Sciences Ethics Committee. The aim of this research is to find out more about disabled…
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Should we have representation with greeting cards in retail
I am launching a website that has greeting cards representing disability and neurodiversity. I need your support.
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Pertition
I think this is really important so hoping other people do and sign IIf This isn't link you can Google it
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Is the UK's System of Democracy really Democratic?
How come in almost every single election a party with a minority of the votes gets the majority of the seats in Parliament, which in fact means that the majority of votes that went to other parties have no say on policy and how their country would be run! Wouldn't you say that democracy is rather a system in which…
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Work and Pensions Debate tomorrow
Hi folks, Just to remind everyone, the welfare bill will be going through it's second reading tomorrow, most likely around 12am or so. If you've got the time, you can tune into freeview channel 232 to watch it. There will be a vote at the end of the debate, if they lose, that's the end of the bill. Also, I discovered by…
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Help Amplifying nuerodivergent voices in autism interventions
Hello! I am Joe Pasquariello, a Neurodiversity-affirming PhD student at the University of South Alabama. I am conducting an IRB-Approved online study on parents of autistic children's perceptions and acceptability on common autism interventions. While we want to hear from all caregivers, it is crucial that we hear from…
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Could you help us design a research project for adults with cerebral palsy?
Could you help influence how a research project for adults with cerebral palsy is carried out? Recent research work has found that around ⅓ children with cerebral palsy have a genetic condition explaining why they have cerebral palsy. We do not know if genetic testing in adults with cerebral palsy would identify a similar…
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Moderation feedback
This discussion was created from comments split from: Means Testing PIP - Whats everyone thoughts?.
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Participants needed! Your Story Matters: Help Us Understand Disability and Harassment
Hello👋 We’re a small team of MSc Forensic Psychology students from Kingston University, currently conducting an ethically approved study on the psychological impact of online and offline harassment experienced by young adults (18–25) with physical disabilities. This area is still massively under-researched, and our mission…
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💚 24/7 Samaritans Awareness Day 💚 Thank you!
The 24th of July (24/7) is a reminder that Samaritan’s offer a service available 24 hours a day, 7 day’s a week to support anybody who needs it, whenever they need it. We’re beginning to talk about Mental Health more, but there remains a stigma, (even more so for men), preventing people from feeling like they’re able to…
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Baywatch 2025 (It's not what you think)
The UK certainly has the resources to dismantle many accessibility barriers but too many still persist. One key issue lies with private car park operators, who often lack the commitment to priortise disabled bay enforcement and accessibility improvements. Disabled Motoring UK (DMUK) is tackling this head-on through our…
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Lived experience-led research on eating disorders
Hi everyone, I'm Dr Kai Thomas, a researcher leading a study at Cardiff University exploring the lived experiences of eating disorders in trans, gender diverse, and neurodivergent people. We are looking for people who are… Aged 18+ years Fluent in English and based in the UK, And have lived experience of an eating disorder…
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Disability Pride Month - A poem by our member, Globster
A poem called Celebrating Disability Pride Month I accept my disability is a part of my life. No longer do my tears of sadness fill my eyes; instead, I will continue to rise, as we all have creative talent within us. We metaphorically all stand together as one, as we shine like the radiant gems we are, who continue to…
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Parliament website has a new petition
Please sign the petition on parliaments website to call for an immediate general election...get this awful liebour government out!!!
