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Have you been failed by the adult social care council complaints system?
Hi all, I'm a trainee journalist investigating the adult social care complaints system. I'm looking to speak with people who have complained about a social worker or care standards but feel they have been failed by the system. If you would like to share your story, please leave a comment or email me…
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Research Study Looking for the Experiences of Adults with 'mild' Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Hello, I'm a PhD researcher at the University of York studying Adults' experiences with mild CP. Please see my study information below. If you have any questions or would be interested in taking part, please contact me on my email: emma.collins@york.ac.uk Many thanks!
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All Terrain Wheelchair Designer
Hello everyone, I'm new to the Scope Online Forum and I am currently studying my Masters Product Design Course at Nottingham Trent University. The project aims to create an attachment that will allow manually powered wheelchairs access across multiple different types of surface (sand, mud, etc). I am currently in the phase…
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Mobility and fitness questionnaire for university final year project
Hi, My names James and I currently study Business Management and Marketing at Northumbria University. Myself and three other final year students are working as consultants with the objectives of improving customer growth and retention for a non profit organisation in the north east. Currently me and the team are collecting…
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Free Online Fatigue Super Conference March 21st to 27th 2022
Did you know that fatigue is the #1 health symptom stated on medical records? And despite being a symptom of nearly every chronic illness, fatigue is incredibly difficult to treat because the underlying causes and treatments vary greatly from person to person. The secret is a highly personalized approach to healing, but…
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Research on using VR/AR in the fashion industry to cater to the needs of disabled customers
Hi, I am Shagufta. Excited to be a part of this community. I am currently doing my masters and doing an academic research report on "The extent to which Virtual reality and Augmented reality (Immersive Technologies) can be used in the fashion industry to cater to the needs with customers with disabilities" I am looking for…
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Questionnaire - Northumbria University Final year students
Hi, My names James and I currently study Business Management and Marketing at Northumbria University. Myself and three other final year students are working as consultants with the objectives of improving customer growth and retention for a non profit organisation in the north east. Currently me and the team are collecting…
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Handmade: Britain's Best Woodworker
Calling all crafters, carpenters,
joiners, woodturners and sculptors! I work for a company called Plimsoll and
we're currently casting for C4's hit-show Handmade: Britain's Best Woodworker. I'm super keen to reach out to
lots of different woodworking communities for our next series and would love to encourage anyone and…
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Does your child show sound sensitivity/intolerance?
Hi everyone, I’m currently conducting my BSc audiology research project at Anglia Ruskin University. I have developed a short online questionnaire to explore how parents manage their child’s Hyperacusis (sound sensitivity/intolerance). This study is designed for parents in the UK with a child between 2-16 years old. The…
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Contacting Tori (she/her) online community coordinator
Hi, hope everyone is keeping well. I was just wondering if anyone knows the best way to contact @Tori_Scope, other than tagging her in this? I just had a question for her about some discussion-based research I conducted with the Scope online community a while ago. Thanks all, and all best, Kiri (she/her)
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Casting Call for Documentary about Mixed Ability Friendships
WOULD YOU LIKE TO FEATURE IN A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT MIXED ABILITY FRIENDSHIPS? Beyond Mother Love is an upcoming feature documentary produced in partnership with Vue Cinemas about mixed-ability friendships between people who are disabled and people who are not. The film follows one family’s quest to find diverse…
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Learn to ski - an opportunity from Metro
Scope's PR team have had a brilliant invitation from a contact at Metro who is
working with a disability friendly ski company. They have asked whether we know
anyone who is a wheelchair user and thought they’d never be able to ski – but
would love the opportunity to learn. You would be filmed and would need to write about…
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Accessible Music Festival Research
Hi everyone! If you've previously been to a music festival, please could you take a couple of minutes to complete my dissertation survey? https://forms.gle/W9dQL7UtPpi7nPxz6 I'm currently working on my final year dissertation into accessibility at music festivals, and would really appreciate any responses that I could use…
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Shelter campaign
Hi guys, I am new to this forum and I hope you're all okay! Just to give you some info on why I joined. To begin, I am a third year student at UWE creating a short film for my final project. This short film is for ‘Shelter’ a charity that really do help the homeless in so many ways. In focus, this film will be exposing how…
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Hi, my name is Chloe1218!
Hi friends! I am a postgraduate student working on a dissertation of the accessibility of financial service, mostly focusing on digital payment for people with visual impairment. The objective is to understand the current issues and find out a solution to improve the accessibility. I'm very curious about how you think…
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Accessible Clothing Research
Hi, I am currently a university student researching the need for accessible clothing within the fashion industry. I would appreciate any opinion, suggestion or ideas into what can be done to make clothing more accessible and how important still being able to wear stylish and trendy clothing is to the community. Thank you!!
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Research project: Information sharing in online groups for autistic people
Hello, I’m a PhD student at the University of Sheffield, researching autistic people's experiences of using online groups for finding and sharing information. I hope that my study will raise awareness of autistic people’s information needs, and things they find helpful or unhelpful when using online groups and accessing…
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Creating Adaptable Lingerie For Those with Physical Disabilities
Hi all, I’m currently studying Contour Fashion at De Montfort University which means I design Lingerie, sportswear, swimwear, nightwear and loungewear for women. For my current project, we are working with John Lewis to create our own sub-brand, something new that we can bring to them. I would like to create adaptable…
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Take Part in a Disability Awareness Video Project!
Are you a person with a disability or a carer? Do you have a
story that you would be willing and comfortable to share in public? This is part of a bigger picture of disabled people’s voices
and stories being heard. This project will be to make and publish a series of
videos, telling true stories from disabled people.…
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Have you ever considered adopting a rescue dog?
We have been contacted by Five Mile Films, the makers of Channel 4’s
heart-warming programme The Dog House, the new series of which is
currently airing on Channel 4 on Thursdays at 8 pm. They're looking for people to get involved with the show, and say: We've begun our
search for individuals, friends, couples and families…
