It's International Day of Persons with Disabilities!

Albus_Scope

Hello lovely members of the Scope community!

December 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), a global celebration dedicated to promoting the rights, dignity, and achievements of disabled people. It’s a day to reflect on the progress society has made towards inclusion, spotlight the work still to be done (there's a lot), and most importantly, celebrate the disability community.

This year’s theme is ""Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future". Did you know that persons with disabilities make up 16% of the global population? Yet they rarely access leadership roles in the health sector. They commonly face numerous barriers which prevent them from accessing these roles, such as discrimination, stigma, or exclusion from education and employment opportunities.

At Scope, we’re passionate about ensuring that everyone can access the same opportunities. That’s why we believe that IDPD is an essential day to raising awareness and taking meaningful action.

Here are a few fun questions for you lovely lot:

- Who inspires you? Is there a person (famous or otherwise) who’s made a big difference in your life or in disability advocacy? Give them a shoutout and let us know why!

- What does inclusion mean to you? For some, it’s about having a workplace that truly values everyone. For others, it’s as simple as being able to go out and enjoy life without barriers. What would make the world feel more inclusive to you?

So, grab a cup of tea (or a festive mince pie, or is it too early?) and join the chat. 😊

Rachel_Scope

I've grabbed my cup of tea in my Nightmare Before Christmas mug!

I've been very lucky in my recent roles as my managers have been supportive of the adjustments I needed to be able to do my job. They would make changes without question and would often think of things before I did! I wish this was the case for everyone and I hope that we can keep moving forward and help employers better understand disabilities and become more inclusive.

I'm a huge fan of Taskmaster and loved seeing Rosie Jones, who has Cerebral Palsy, as a contestant. She was by far the most enjoyable to watch as she just had such an amazing time which was even more brilliant as she was paired with the notoriously miserable Jack Dee! She doesn't let her disability hold her back and I think that's inspiring.

Lindsey54

Not Hearing the word DISABLED aimed in my direction!!! In my world that word would be erased from the dictionary!

I have a disability which gets in the way of me doing SOME things NOT everything! I anybody who has a heart beating, lungs puffing or any other sign of life is not disabled. My argument is this. "If you want the Label of Disabled to be displayed describing you, That is your choice. Your choices make the person that you are. Choose your words with care, some words can, mould you, embolden you, make you timid, depress you, widen your mind words are powerful wonderful tools. Use your tools with care, choose the ones that make people feel good about themselves. One word can build a person so high that they have gone through the clouds basking in the sunshine above them. It is good to use words nicely and encourage others.

Back to the word Disabled!! This word makes my shoulders sag and I feel sad, empty, lonely, unloved devoid of the spark that gives us life. Consider machines, if you take away the power supply they need or the part that is unique to them brakes or is removed. the machine is said to be disabled. We are not disabled we are a person who can adapt to disability. My legs are not as strong as they were, I use a walking aid! Do you write off someone who has some bits that do not work or work as they should, NO NO NO you do not. So I want to encourage everyone to change their mind concept of negativity toward those of us with disabilities. Yes some things we know we cannot do. Conversely there is one hell of a lot of things we can do with the disability we have. Disability is finding ways to live and go forward enjoying life with all the wonderful things we have to look forward too.

durhamjaide2001

see you all tonight for the quiz

Albus_Scope

I think you've posted on the wrong discussion @durhamjaide2001 but I hope you smash the quiz! Good luck. 😊

durhamjaide2001

Join us on 3 December 2024 from 6.30pm to 7.30pm for our 12th Scope members event!

This will be a special event for us to celebrate International Day of Disabled People together.

We've organised an interactive quiz on all things disability!

You don't have to prepare for anything. Just register and show up, we will take care of the rest!

If you are curious, here is some information about the quiz format:

• The quiz will be online on Zoom.
• We will play in teams of 4 members each.
• Zoom will randomly assign each member to a team.
• Each team can choose a name for themselves – the funniest name wins a point!
• Anna Freed will chair the quiz, reading questions out loud.
• We will also display questions on screen for accessibility purposes.
• There will also be 2 BSL interpreters.
• The quiz will be divided in 4 sections: film, art, sport, history.
• There will be also a general section with non-knowledge based questions.
• Each section is composed of 4 questions.
• At the end of each section, teams will go in breakout rooms.
• Teams will have 5 minutes to discuss their answers.
• After that, a team representative will send their answers to the scorekeeper via the chat.
• The scorekeeper will announce the results, and then we will move to the next section.

Prizes

The first 3 teams will receive a prize:

1. £10 voucher to each member of the first team + a mention in the newsletter
2. £7.5 voucher to each member of the second team
3. £5 voucher to the third team

The vouchers will be delivered via GiftPay. They can be spent in hundreds of shops online and on the high street.

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It will take place online on Zoom.