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A-Level PD Design community survey
Hello Everyone! I've recently started a Product Design A-Level project that focuses on improving disabled access to the outdoors and personal gardens, with an aim to improve mental health. As part of my research, I would be incredibly grateful if anyone was able to answer this short survey to help me identify common access…
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Do you think representation of disabled people in the media has improved?
The portrayal of disability in books, film and TV for uni dissertation
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I Am Festival - live events, creative showcases and exclusive premieres
I Am Festival is a yearly celebration empowering D/deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse young people to explore their creativity. This year the festival will be taking place online and in schools, with a week full of live events, creative showcases and exclusive premieres. On Monday 14th June, they will be opening the gates to…
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Would you like to give wheelchair basketball a go?
Queen Alexandra College Wheelchair Basketball Academy Free Taster Day Queen Alexandra College, University of Worcester and The Albion Foundation have joined up to bring their specialisms to this exciting event. Ignite your passion for wheelchair sports through their free Wheelchair Basketball Taster Day. When? Saturday…
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Receive a £30 voucher for sharing your experience of sports and exercise for disabled children
This opportunity is now closed. If you are the parent of a disabled child who takes part in sports or exercise we would love to hear from you. We are writing a new webpage about “Sport and exercise for disabled children”. Please get in touch with me at ema.thornhill@scope.org.uk if you would be willing to help us with…
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Drumming and the Disabled
Hi everyone, I am a college student living in England, who is looking forward to introducing two new products to the music world. Those would be A)Unbreakable drumsticks, and B)Drumming gloves for those with disabilities. While the first concept remains in the realm of possibility, the second product, as far as its…
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Free webinar: Disability representation in the media and LGBTQ+ community - 9 June 2021
It's officially Pride Month 2021 and all month long we'll be keeping you updated with news of online events you can get involved in :) First up is the charity ParaPride's Dis-section free webinar event taking place on 9 June 2021 between 6-7pm. Up for debate will be disability representation in the media and LGBTQ+…
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At Home Superheroes Challenge and the Parallel Windsor Virtual
At Scope, everything we do is about achieving Everyday Equality for disabled people. That’s why we’re super proud to partner with two, fully accessible, virtual challenge events. From the comfort of your own home, this summer, we’re bringing you Parallel Windsor Virtual and the At Home Superhero Challenge. Parallel Windsor…
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Hi, I'm sophiesoph! I'm studying social model of disability in the workplace.
I hope this is allowed I'm currently doing my nvq level 5 and I have to write about the social models of disability and how they structure organisations I was wondering if you have any feedback I could use please :) if this is not allowed please tell me and I will delete it
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Parents needed: autism and sibling relationships study
Dear Parents, We'd like to invite you to take part in a study about sibling bullying. We're looking for parents or guardians who look after autistic children to tell us a little bit about the relationship between their autistic child and their non-autistic sibling. The study is designed to investigate sibling bullying…
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Getting info online
Macquarie University in Australia would like to know what info cancer survivors look for online. What is helpful? Where do they turn to? This is a serious look at what is on offer, but knowing how helpful online community-speak is for Scope, Macquairie want to know what's good about this. The survey takes about 1/2 hr to…
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This Monday evening! A play about cerebral palsy online!
You're invited to the table read of my play Validation, with two cast members with cerebral palsy playing the leads. Tom and Claire are really getting into the rapping! It's about the representation of disabled people in theatre, and it's next Monday night, so plenty of time for you to book! And if you can't make it, if…
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Free online event today (28/05/21) - Periods & Disability Online Panel Discussion
Are you interested in learning more about menstrual health for disabled people? Then you might want to attend an online event, taking place tonight between 6pm to 7.30pm. Hosted by Shani Dhanda, multi award-winning disability specialist and entrepreneur, panellists will be debating all things period, namely: Does this…
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Disabled sports fan? Share your experiences of attending live sport.
Level Playing field, a charity that campaigns for improved accessibility in sport, is carrying out it's annual fan survey and wants to hear from you. By responding to 21 questions covering your attendance at sport, returning to watch it live and more about the team you support, you will be an important part of informing…
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FREE Music opportunity for children and young people
? We are delighted to announce that in response to the overwhelmingly positive feedback following on from our taster sessions our online fully inclusive choir for children and young people will be launching on... *Tuesday 8th June at 5pm* ? Our choir is... - Fully inclusive: for children and young people who have…
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Effect of our mental health on dog behaviour?
To the dog owners of this community! I know how vital the comfort and support of our dogs can be for our mental wellbeing; I'm looking into how our psychological functioning affects our dogs for my MSc, if you're also interested and want to be part of some new and interesting research I'd really appreciate it if you fill…
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Participants needed: Sensory processing and academic achievement in autistic university students
I am currently conducting a study looking at the
relationship between sensory processing and university academic achievement of
autistic individuals. I am an autistic student at Anglia Ruskin University and
this study is part of my PhD. The study consists of 3 online sections in total lasting
approximately 30 minutes: • A…
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Autism and criminal justice
National Autistic Society (in partnership with the University of Kent) would like to invite you to take part in their online survey about young autistic peoples’ experiences or worries with being involved in the criminal justice system. To gather different experiences there are versions of the survey for autistic adults,…
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StoryFutures VR - Call For Participants - £20 gift voucher!
Hi everyone! My name is Luke, I'm working as a research assistant for Royal Holloway University on the StoryFutures project. We're building an accessible, immersive storytelling app using virtual and augmented reality technology. To make our app accessible to all, we would like to speak to people with visual impairments,…
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Adults on the Autism Spectrum and their experiences with meltdowns
My name is Unnur Margrét Sævarsdóttir, and this
research is a part of my Postgraduate degree in Applied Child Psychology at
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. This study is an investigation into adults diagnosed
with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their experiences with meltdowns. The significance of this
study has…
