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Scope alumni Posts: 7,671 Disability Gamechanger
Today is International Volunteer Day and we wanted to take this time to celebrate our wonderful online community volunteers who make this place such a fantastic and supportive place!
We have three different types of volunteers on the community, so let me explain a little more.
Our team of community champions are:
@mossycow
@CaderMac
@gnmeads
@steve51
@CockneyRebel
@JennysDad
@Geoark
@Ami2301
@veriterc
@atlas46
@thespiceman
@poppy123456
@AnkyieSpon
@pink_princess
@blue_zebra
@emmarenshaw
@JCC
We are always looking for new community champions and so if you are interested in finding out more, email us on community@scope.org.uk
Our brilliant @Richard_Scope heads up the CP advisor category
@Jack_W looks after the Autism and Aspergers category
Scope staff members @Andy_Assistive and @Ryan_Assistive are our assistive technology specialists.
@ClaireSaul is our Chronic Pain Advisor
@KirstenNutritionAdvisor heads up Diet and Nutrition
@simonsablespecialises in questions such as Direct Payments and managing the employment of Personal Assistants, Communication Aids, Eye Gaze Technology and transition from school to college and you can find his category here.
Our Scope Support to Work team @mwila_scope @Donisha_scope @Zaid_Scope @Sara_Scope @pia_scope and @Ren_Scope look after our Ask an Employment Advisor category.
@Jean_OT is our Occupational Therapy advisor.
@KellyParentAdvisor looks after the Parenting category.
@NicolaLatheySLT is our speech and language advisor
@Bryher from SilverLine answers questions around older people.
And last but not least, the wonderful @PSHEexpert Gill is our sex and relationships expert.
Is there an area that we don't cover that you wish we did? Do you have experience and expertise in a certain area and you would like to get involved? Get in touch on community@scope.org.uk
We work really hard to gather these stories from all over the UK as we know how important these real life personal experiences are. We are so greateful to everyone who works with us to produce these guest posts. It's no mean feat to create over 100 guest posts a year but we love it as we get to speak to so many interesting people and we know just how much our guest posts help our members so a HUGE thank you to all the bloggers, disabled people, parents, carers, community groups and anyone else who has allowed us the honour of sharing their story on the community.
If you would like to write a guest post for us, then get in touch for more information and to have a chat on community@scope.org.uk
Thank you so much to all the people who volunteer their time, expertise, support and stories to us on the online community. You make this a better place and we are so grateful!
The community team,
@Deb_Scope @Sam_Scope @Adrian_Scope
We have three different types of volunteers on the community, so let me explain a little more.
Community Champions
Our community champions are the friendly and helpful face of the community, they welcome new members and offer support and informations on posts. They also help us as a community team to keep the community a safe space. We would be lost without them and can't thank them enough for their time and care.Our team of community champions are:
@mossycow
@CaderMac
@gnmeads
@steve51
@CockneyRebel
@JennysDad
@Geoark
@Ami2301
@veriterc
@atlas46
@thespiceman
@poppy123456
@AnkyieSpon
@pink_princess
@blue_zebra
@emmarenshaw
@JCC
We are always looking for new community champions and so if you are interested in finding out more, email us on community@scope.org.uk
Community Advisors
Our community advisors are either volunteers or staff members who concentrate on their own area of expertise to offer support and guidance.Our brilliant @Richard_Scope heads up the CP advisor category
@Jack_W looks after the Autism and Aspergers category
Scope staff members @Andy_Assistive and @Ryan_Assistive are our assistive technology specialists.
@ClaireSaul is our Chronic Pain Advisor
@KirstenNutritionAdvisor heads up Diet and Nutrition
@simonsablespecialises in questions such as Direct Payments and managing the employment of Personal Assistants, Communication Aids, Eye Gaze Technology and transition from school to college and you can find his category here.
Our Scope Support to Work team @mwila_scope @Donisha_scope @Zaid_Scope @Sara_Scope @pia_scope and @Ren_Scope look after our Ask an Employment Advisor category.
@Jean_OT is our Occupational Therapy advisor.
@KellyParentAdvisor looks after the Parenting category.
@NicolaLatheySLT is our speech and language advisor
@Bryher from SilverLine answers questions around older people.
And last but not least, the wonderful @PSHEexpert Gill is our sex and relationships expert.
Is there an area that we don't cover that you wish we did? Do you have experience and expertise in a certain area and you would like to get involved? Get in touch on community@scope.org.uk
Guest Posters
Here on the community, we feature two guest posts a week and all of these come from people who volunteer their stories to us in the hope of raising awareness, breaking taboos, getting people talking and offering support.We work really hard to gather these stories from all over the UK as we know how important these real life personal experiences are. We are so greateful to everyone who works with us to produce these guest posts. It's no mean feat to create over 100 guest posts a year but we love it as we get to speak to so many interesting people and we know just how much our guest posts help our members so a HUGE thank you to all the bloggers, disabled people, parents, carers, community groups and anyone else who has allowed us the honour of sharing their story on the community.
If you would like to write a guest post for us, then get in touch for more information and to have a chat on community@scope.org.uk
Thank you so much to all the people who volunteer their time, expertise, support and stories to us on the online community. You make this a better place and we are so grateful!
The community team,
@Deb_Scope @Sam_Scope @Adrian_Scope
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I have never come across such an accepting and non-judgemental team and charity. On behalf of the community champions, we are incredibly proud to be part of such an empowering community.
Thank you Scope's community team, for being extraordinary leaders and always motivating us to achieve equality ❤️Disability Gamechanger - 2019 -
Thats lovely, thank you @Ami2301
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Well done everyone for your hard work and effort, in supporting everyone,
You all do a fantastic job, all the information and support has been invaluable in every way, even when sitting down for a coffee with a hundred things on your mind, can log in have a read in, the on line community. Feel so much more positive, liberated lol and have many questions answered,
Wish you all well x -
Thanks very much to everyone for making this a safe and friendly and informative forum for everyone who joins!
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Thanks from me too. We need these types of forum, where we can feel part of something. Disability can be isolating. x
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I'm so glad you found us @pollyanna1052, it's great to have you with us!
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So glad to be a community champion such great opportunities to help others ?
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Hi @Sam_Scope hi for some reason my name isn't in the list of volunteer community champions, is there are reason for this please, I hope you're well and thank you in advance
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Hi @Tammyjane33. It looks like this list is in need of an update. Thanks for pointing it out!Community Manager
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@Adrian_Scope no problem. Thankyou ?
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