New member saying hello

elizabethk

Hello – I just wanted to post to introduce myself as I’m new here. I have already found this site useful and I’ve only just joined. 

I’m working with The Princes Trust on an idea to create a social enterprise for people with disabilities (like me!) to find work so I would love to hear other people’s input, and to just generally use the community to meet people and feel a bit less lonely. 

I called the Scope helpline asking if I could be connected with others with disabilities so that I could get their input on my idea and the gentleman I spoke to kindly suggested I ask on here. I will create a new thread to do so properly but I just wanted to say hello first and ask where would be the best place to create such a thread as I find navigation a bit difficult? (It would just be asking people what they’d find most useful in a service which connected them to either part-time task-based work or full-time employment)

Thank you and pleased to meet you 

atlas46

Hi @elizabethr

A very warm welcome.

Must say you have a tremendous idea and could not speak higher about The Prince Trust.

I know from experience that having disabilities, can be a major hurdle, to the world of work.

I am tagging @Richard_Scope to see if he will assist you.

Once again, welcome.

Ails

Hi @elizabethr and welcome to the Community.  It is nice to meet you and thank you for sharing with us.  A great idea which sounds really interesting.  A lot of our members post new threads in our Coffee Lounge so you may want to take a look,

https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/coffee-lounge

I look forward to reading further posts from you and good luck with your work with The Princes Trust.  The Community is a great place for support and friendship so I am sure you will enjoy your time with us.  If you have any questions or need any help with anything then please just let us know.  All the best. 

Richard_Scope

Hi @elizabethr
Great to meet you and a very warm welcome!
As @Ails has already suggested, the Coffee Lounge is a really popular discussion thread. If you are undertaking more formal research it would be the Events and Research thread. Posts on that thread are reviewed by a moderator so ensure the safety of the members.
If you need anything else please just ask.

Adrian_Scope

Welcome to the community @elizabethr. I hope our members will be able to provide you with tons of useful feedback! The suggestions Ails and Richard have made are really valid, so I hope you'll be able to get yourself situated, but if you need any help at all just let us know!

elizabethk

@atlas46 thanks so much, that means a lot! Yes I completely agree, finding a job that doesn't detrimentally affect your health can be such a struggle. I look forward to talking more on the forum, thanks again! 

elizabethk

Thank you @Ails for your warm welcome, I will post on the Coffee Lounge!

elizabethk

Thank you @Richard_Scope , that's really helpful. I'll have a look at both to see where it would be most suitable (and completely get the need for moderation!) Thanks again

elizabethk

Thank you @Adrian_Scope ! Excited to use the service and (e-)meet more people  

Ails

You are welcome @elizabethk.  Good luck with your research. 

emmarenshaw

Hello @elizabethk , I'm Emma, one of the Community Champions who are here to help and advise. A warm welcome to the Scope Online Community.