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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 ****-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…
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Dissertation Survey
Hey there, I am a third year Events Management Student and im currently collecting some data for my Dissertation. My dissertation topic is: "An investigation into accessibility at large scale events in the UK for people with physical disabilities and long term diagnosed medical conditions" If anybody is interested in…
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Research Project Psychology
My name is Amarpreet and I am an undergraduate student at the University of Derby. I am looking for participants to take part in the following study: “Coping
Strategies Used by Parental Caregivers for the Challenges of Raising Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Thematic Analysis” This study is being run by Amarpreet…
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Do you track your spending? Take part in an exciting BBC project
The BBC is starting a project looking at the ongoing cost of living crisis, and how it’s likely to impact people across the UK. They were struck by Scope's recent energy research on how the huge increase in energy costs is
going to hit disabled people hard. The project The
BBC is hoping to track the impact of the cost of…
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Discussing Children's mental health
Hi, I am currently leading a ****-group on behalf of Amnesty Children Humans Rights Network; specifically regarding children's mental health within school and social media. Receiving the right support within their own home is very important and platforms such as Mumsnet really allow for these discussions to be held. I am…
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Opportunity to write own your story and mentorship
Hello Scope online community I found this Opportunity to write your own story and if you are lucky you will get mentorship Good luck anyone going to apply for this opportunity https://ownedvoices.com/novel-award?fbclid=IwAR0KJROZM9XAIJRTWVfNaRPt-wzL2-qBRnmJwYXGalnbL2AoHsA9yL3h66Q
