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Research Project 20.01.22 - workshop discussing physical activity and social work (£50 voucher)
Hello all, my name is Jake and I'm a researcher at Durham University. I'm inviting people to attend a virtual workshop this Thursday 20th January from 10-12.30 to discuss a project called Moving Social Work, which is looking to train social workers in how to promote physical activity to and for disabled people. We are…
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Chronic pain university study
Have you suffered from chronic pain and have been prescribed
long-term opioid medication as a result of this? I’m conducting a research project at the University of
Derby, which is exploring the experiences of individuals who have been on
opioid medication for at least 6 months or longer due to chronic pain. Opioids
are…
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Survey for adults with ADHD and/or Dyspraxia/DCD
Hi! I'm a postgraduate student at the University of Edinburgh conducting a study on adults’ feelings and personal experiences with ADHD and Dyspraxia/DCD. I'm looking for participants to complete an online questionnaire. Participants must: ✅ Have a formal diagnosis of ADHD and/or Dyspraxia/DCD ✅ Be over the age of 18 If…
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PeopleForResearch - Access to Work (paid opportunity)
Hello Scope community! We are People for Research, based in Bristol and are always on the lookout for people's opinions. We joined this forum to share our live opportunities that would be relevant for this group. Companies are now spending more money on usability and accessibility user testing (rightly so), and we are…
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Opportunity to participate in research about disability and COVID-19
I am project manager of the CICADA-ME project – “Coronavirus Intersectionalities: Chronic Conditions and Disabilities and Migrants / Ethnic minoritisation” – at University College London. This project examines the intersection between ethnicity, disability, and the effects of COVID-19. We are doing interviews with people…
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What is your opinion on Reasonable Adjustments within Online Recruitment? - Dissertation Survey
Hello, My name is
Olivia Blackhall, and I am a final year student at Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh, currently writing my dissertation. The purpose
of this dissertation is to identify and evaluate reasonable adjustments that
are available for disabled candidates during the online recruitment process.
This study aims…
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Calling students at secondary school! PhD study into experiences of inclusion in the classroom
Hi everyone I am doing a PhD with the University of Exeter and looking into inclusion in the classroom (at secondary schools). I believe that to try and understand inclusion we need to listen to the people involved. Therefore, I would love the chat with young people who attend secondary school as well as secondary school…
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Having trouble using keyboard and mouse for computer?
Dear Scope forum members Would you like to try out this game and give your views and thoughts? If you have a disability that makes it difficult or impossible to play computer games using a mouse and keyboard buttons, you're welcome to participate as a tester and get access to a downloadable game that is solely sound…
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Sensitivity to loud noise and autism - opportunity to partake in dissertation research!
Hi! I'm
Suzie, a 22 year old university undergrad student. I'm a queer woman based in
Newcastle, UK. I'm currently seeking an ADHD diagnosis, but I suspect I'm
autistic too. It's been a long discovery process for me and I'm still working
my way through it. As
long as I can remember, I've had issues with noise. I have…
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Hi everyone! I could really use your help with my University project!
I'm a 3rd year Product Design student at the University of Leeds. For my final year project I'm designing an interactive musical device for children with Muscular Dystrophy and similar disabilities to aid creative, learning and social development. If you could spare a few minutes of your time to complete this questionnaire…
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Research exploring the experiences of physically disabled people toward teleworking practices
My name is Betsy Lake and I am a final
year BSc Psychology student at Loughborough University looking for people with
physical disabilities to take part in my dissertation research project. There
are no expenses and recruitment is from December 2021-February 2022. I am looking to
explore, through 30–60-minute, one-on-one…
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Work Capability Assessment Research
Hi! I am a PhD student at Lancaster University and due to start research titled: “Investigating individual perceptions of well-being during the work-capability re-assessment process for people deemed severely functionally disabled at their previous work-capability assessment.” If you were deemed to have LCWRA at previous…
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Masters student looking to do a focus group with parents of children with LD
Hi I'm Holly and I am a masters student at Liverpool John Moores university. I am studying computer science and I will be doing my MSc dissertation project on creating a website for parents and carers of children with LD (its in its very early stages at the moment and so far I'm looking to focus on children with dyslexia,…
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Opportunity to discuss your chronic pain
Hello everyone, Wonderful to see such a supportive community here, I wish I had known about it a long time ago. My name is Joe. I'm a University of Oregon student working on a project designed to help folks with chronic pain. This is a close-to-home topic for me as I've struggled with severe low back pain for over 6 years,…
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Research - More Investment Into Providing Facilities in Shopping Centres
Hi All, I hope you are well. My name is Sophia [removed surname], and I am undertaking research as part of my masters programme at the University College of Estate Management. I currently work in property management for Workman LLP, managing mainly shopping centres and a few offices. I am currently undertaking research…
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Hi, I'm Marianne! Can you give me your thoughts on disability representation in media?
Hello everyone! I wanted to join this community to see if I could get people's opinions on something. I was part-time disabled throughout my child-and-teen-hood and still face some minor mobility issues today. Disability issues are important to me, and I wanted to focus on this in the final year of my university degree. I…
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Interviews: The attitude towards health and nutrition and the media’s portrayal of this issue
Hello Everyone! My name is Oscar , I am a
graduate student at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, currently
undertaking a master’s degree in Health History. As part of my research, I am
investigating public attitude towards health and nutrition and the media’s
portrayal of this issue. As such, I am interested in…
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Casting call for young wheelchair users who are comfortable talking about periods
Anna McAuley Casting are casting a commercial for a well-known period product. They're looking for confident, brave girls aged between 10-14 who are wheelchair users, and are comfortable
talking about periods. Filming will be in London early January 2022. This opportunity is paid. They particularly welcome applications…
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Need intervewiees for a research paper on wheelchair users on College Campus?
Hi, my name is Emma and I am looking to interview wheelchair users and get insight on potential problems and common problems with inaccessibility on campus. I would also like your opinion on public perception of your disability if you are comfortable with that as well. It can be anonymous or you can provide your name.…
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\\is anyone worried about cost of Christmas presents?
Lookimg for 'inexpensive' (that means cheap) Christmas presents, I realised that the inexpensive dresses and jumpers I was buying had probably been made in sweatshops. This made me think - www.htps://aftercancers.com/wearing-what-comes-naturally
