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Help shape the Disability Confident Portal
Scope is running a short, anonymous survey to help shape a new Disability Confident digital portal, focused on what genuinely helps with recruiting and retaining disabled people at work. We’re also inviting people to take part in a short, informal discussion to explore key themes in a bit more depth. If you’d like to share…
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UK Heat Warning 🔥
With this heat warning over the bank holiday, we just wanted to share some information from the NHS website that might be helpful. Please take care of yourselves and one another. 💜 Actions you can take to stay safe in hot weather While many people enjoy warmer summer weather, hot weather can cause some people to become…
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Scope Inclusive Employment Fair - Friday 26th June 2026
Friday 26th June 2026 from 14:00 – 18:00 BST Location: Scope's Community Hub in Leeds. The full address is 3 Brewery Wharf, Dock Street, LS10 1JF. I'll get this added to the main post now too. Come along to meet inclusive employers and ask questions about work. You can also get practical advice and attend short workshops…
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Research participants request
Hi, I’m Jess. I’m a nurse and a Master’s student at King’s College London. I am looking for adults with cerebral palsy to share their experiences of pain in hospital. Who can take part: Adults aged 18 and over with cerebral palsy People who have stayed on a hospital ward in the last 10 years You only need to share what you…
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I DONT GET IT !!!!
Hello so i live in UK for 20 years since i was a child i studied hard in UK and was working for many years and engineer operator but i have progressive paranoid schizophrenia unfortunately but it is what it is , so i live on UC and PIP and doctors not allowing me to even look for a job with my illness so what can i do ……
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World Cup 2026 Community Sweepstake
On 11 June 2026, World Cup 2026 will kick off! As we have in past football tournaments, we’re running a World Cup Community Sweepstake for the duration of the tournament. To join, you don't need to know anything about football. Just pick a number from the list of available numbers: 6, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 24, 29, 30,…
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Hi, my name is brendan123!
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The Famous Brands Game!
This could be any well-known brand from restaurant chains to a car manufacturer… anything really 😊 The aim of the game is to think of a Brand that begins with the last letter of the previous Brand For example, if I were to begin with McDonalds, the next person would think of a fictional character beginning with D such…
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Hi, my name is hondavanvan!
is there people in the room that drinks beer ? and does it cause flare ups
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The person below me
Make a guess about the next poster, the next poster responds to your guess answering if it's true or false and then makes their own guess about the next poster. For example: Poster 1- The poster below me hates cheese Poster 2- False, I love it and eat it every day! The person below me likes dancing
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What made you smile today? 🌞
The title says it all! Doesn't have to be a big thing, just anything that made you smile. I'm dog sitting some very silly terriers for the next few days, so there have been plenty of laughs for me today. The way one of them huffs like an old man unless you give him scratches always makes me smile. What's one thing that…
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A to Z to tv
lets have a game A to Z to tv old new just A to Z to tv a Angels,,,,,,,,,,,
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Ney style ESA support group
I have just had my letter through saying I am successful in my ESA application and have been put in the support group. On the letter it says to let them know if my partner has a change in job or savings too. But I thought the new style esa doesn't have anything to do with mine or my partners savings or my partners work? Am…
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Heat wave
Hi Is everyone enjoying the hot weather, 🔥 I personally don't mind it but it's just the night time when you just can't get to sleep so thought I would see if anyone else feels the same.
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How do I even begin navigating this system?
I'm fairly new to the whole benefits system (less than a year) but how am I supposed to actually live? I currently get UC, the award is turned to £0 due to also receiving ESA which seemingly is working out less per month, I get a contribution to my housing which is via a Social Housing Association. But have c£120 taken…
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For some reason, the British Taekwondo Council are asking for my IQ test results
Above. I'm entering a competition at Barnsley Metrodome next Sunday, however the BTC sent me an email yesterday asking for official results of an IQ test! I mean come on, I am fully aware the whole flippin' world thinks I'm daft, but an official Organisation?! Should I look into legal advice for their blatant ableism?
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Back from The Brink ...
I hope everyone is as well as can be with their various ills and the state the world is in … Decided to post here again after taking a break from the internet and in all honesty, life in general. I thought I was in control of my PTSD and various health diagnosises until a big breakdown brought me crashing to a massive…
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The five letter game
So here's a new fun game for you all to try out. I've picked five letters. The next person has to make a sentence using just the five letters. Like this... T C B G F Next person replies with something like "This Could Be Great Fun" Then they leave another five letters. Got it? The first five letters are... W Y I M K
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The Fictional Character Name Game!
This is the same idea as The Celebrity Name Game! but instead of Celebrities, we use Fictional Characters. They could be from a book, or a film/series, a game… anything really 😊 The aim of the game is to think of a fictional character who's first name begins with the first letter of the previous celebrity's surname. For…
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Alphabetical flower game
I'll start withAster
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Word Association Game
I think it's fun how some of our threads can go from topic to topic and end up somewhere completely different. If I write a word, the next poster writes the first word that comes into their heads- keeping it as clean as per any forum rules. So if I put dog, someone might say cat or walk. And so on....... First word is Cake
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The Celebrity Name Game!
The aim of the game is to think of a Celebrity who's first name begins with the first letter of the previous celebrity's surname. For example, Adam Sandler. The next person would think of a celebrity beginning with S such as Simon Cowell, and so on… So if we were to begin with Simon Cowell, the next celebrity name needs to…
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Radio frequency denervation?
Hi, after nerve blocks didn't help me at all my pain doctor suggested radio frequency denervation, she didn't explain much and Google is a scary place, has anyone had this? if so what was your experience? Mine will be L4/L5 both left and right sides.
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Missed call
isn’t this typical, I’ve been waiting so long for a decision from PIP, since beginning of Jan in fact , had a letter about 3 weeks ago stating they had all the information they need and will be in touch by letter .. this call was from health assessment so now I’m wondering and I can’t call back . The stress of it all ,…
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The Never Ending Songbook (Volume II)
Last time I was on the forum I started this thread which people seemed to enjoy but when I left for 8 months it was deleted with me so I'll restart it. for those who have joined since April or don't remember, basically I post a song title and artist the next person posts a song title and artist using a word from the…
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A to Z of songs
lets play A to Z of songs a angels by robbie williams
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Hi, my name is Karen767!
Hi
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What's the last thing you ate?
I'm sure we've had what's for breakfast, what's for lunch and what's for dinner before. But since some of those discussions have fallen inactive, let's combine them all and include everything in between! So tell me, what was the last thing you ate? For me, it's a Rennie antacid 😂 sad as that is! Before that, it was an…
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Hello to our new members! 👋
Wishing a warm welcome to all who joined yesterday: @brendan123, @jade36, @wasittibaLkan, @andreww1234, @cupcakeandcocktails, @Sophie2003, @onetreehill, @MissCeltic, @jessiePurton, @Elaine1961, @Daleswood, @muyao, @judita, @pilo, @palmtrees, @willieb, @Lanimay, @SlowMode, @chloevioletmoore21, @WendyWhale, @prad72,…
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I started dating again after becoming physically disabled. Here are my stories
Trigger warning - ableism Source from Irish Times Writer: Sacha Dekker Common denominator in these encounters is a fundamental assumption: disability diminishes desire, desirability, or both. Let’s be very clear about something before I get into this: disabled people have sex. I know, shocking. You’re welcome to take a…
