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Email template for your MP about disability cuts
Hi everyone - this is thanks to epicem. Thought I'd post it here as a new discussion thread in case anyone has missed it buried elsewhere. The template is provided by Z2K, a charity fighting poverty. You just enter your postcode and it finds your MP and generates a template for you to sign and send. Easy-peesy. If we all…
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Personal Independence payments: All 1.6 million claims to be reviewed
The BBC is reporting that: What are your thoughts on this? Could this affect you?
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Activising my MP...
Hi everyone, Thought you'd like to know I've had some positive results after emailing my MP. Our's is a Liberal but seems pretty keen, replying quickly and putting in an early day motion to Parliament. This battle isn't over folks, don't give up and let the Labour front bench walk over us. We are many and can raise a right…
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University of Birmingham - Sibling Sleep Study
Do you live in the UK or Ireland and interested in taking part in a new sibling sleep study? The University of Birmingham is conducting an at-home sleep assessment for children with an intellectual disability and their same-household siblings. Children aged 4-15 with an intellectual disability and health needs, along with…
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NOT INVISIBLE!
National Autistic Society - This is the theme for World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) on 2 April In 2025, Autism-Europe and its members are launching the website "Not Invisible", a multiannual Europe-wide campaign to mark World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) on 2 April and keep raising awareness of autistic people's struggles…
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DPAC
Holding online meeting between 2pm 4pm on Sunday 9th ellen clifford and other activists quoted make sure we create a problem for them ie labour and make it clear they cannot get away with visiting such levels of harm on us without consequences I don't know how to join the meeting also said to discuss together how we can do…
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Non-visible disabilities: Living with a hidden disability
Aha 😃 Non-visible disabilities Hidden disabilities Yes! I'm so glad I found this! I was never sure about invisible disabilities because they rarely are invisible. 👏 What does everyone else think about 'invisible'? 🤔
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Using respiratory support (CPAP, non-invasive ventilation/NIV or similar).....
Are you a parent of a child (with cerebral palsy) who uses (has used) breathing support (like CPAP or similar devices) at home when asleep? Or has tried to use such breathing support? If so, then we would like to hear about your journey! Sleep, and breathing issues in sleep (i.e. sleep apnoea) can be really challenging for…
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Become a research participant - Disability, Intimacy and Instagram research
Project title: A qualitative exploration of critical engagements with photographic representations of disability and intimacy on Instagram: The accounts of women with physical impairments I am looking for self-identifying women with physical impairments who are over the age of 18 to take part in my research which consists…
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Please be especially vigiliant of clever scams - in my case it was a fake publisher scam
Please be careful of clever scams, anyone can fall victim to scams and they often involve fake websites and phone numbers. People who have vulnerabilities, who are isolated and have a disability, or who are neurodiverse are especially vulnerable. In such cases then sadly and quite wrongly in my view is that the bank and…
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Priority Seating: Undergraduate Dissertation Research
Hello! My name is Camille and I am an undergraduate student currently working on my dissertation. For my dissertation, I am investigating the barriers of priority seating for individuals with a disability. My research began after becoming increasingly reliant on priority seating, where I have become aware of how public…
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Feedback on information about getting an advocate
Have you ever had an advocate to help you? Or do you have a problem you're wondering if an advocate could support you with? We're creating a new page for the Scope website and would love to hear from you. If you'd be willing to help, please email Content.Core@scope.org.uk. It would involve speaking to us about your…
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Feedback on using a care agency to cover for personal assistant holiday and illness
Have you ever used a care agency for cover when your personal assistant is off work? Or are you thinking about using a care agency for cover when your personal assistant is off work? We're creating a new webpage for the Scope website and would love to hear from you. If you'd be willing to help, please email…
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Accessibility at festivals research
Hello all. I am a Student at the University of Northampton and, as part of my final year dissertation project, I am conducting some research into accessibility at festivals and outdoor events for people with disabilities, specifically impacting mobility. This topic is important to me because, firstly, I am an avid…
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Research on transport accessibility - £60 paid
Project on transport accessibility issues, for people with visible and invisible disabilities. The interview will be talking about your experiences of using transport; they understand that this is likely to be pre-pandemic/pre-lockdown experiences. The project is for people who live in England or Scotland. The methods of…
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Exciting Research Project. Ulster University. Your Voice on Pain-Take Part
Help Us Shape the Future of Pain Research for Adults with Cerebral Palsy SCOPE CP is excited to collaborate with Rebecca Taylor, a postgraduate researcher at Ulster University, on a study aimed at understanding how pain affects adults with cerebral palsy (CP) compared to those without the condition. Rebecca's personal…
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Foster carers of children with moderate to severe learning disability
Hello, My name is Jesse and the University of Sussex is looking for foster carer's of children with moderate to severe learning disabilities to understand you experiences! This research is really important as the area is massively under-researched. Please contact me at jpdk20@sussex.ac.uk if you wish to get involved in the…
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Gov benefit rates April 2025
Hi everyone, thought you'd like to see this. It's from the House of Commons library. You can see the whole doc from this link: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-10105/CBP-10105.pdf Take a look at Table 3, which shows how much they plan to increase UC: Basic UC goes up by the grand total of £7 per…
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Contacting MPs Outside Your Constituency
Hello, everyone. I was wondering how to go about contacting MPs outside your constituency. I have emailed Grahame Morris my concerns, but there are plenty MPs who are disability allies, who have spoken out against scapegoating of vulnerable people and concerns about reforms. Richard Burgon and Steve Darling for example.…
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Leigh day claim
hi I am new here just reading through and thought I would post Has anyone got any info about the class action Leigh day case or thoughts about when the government scheme will start for the ongoing and back payment of edp thanks
