Disability

Hi everyone, My name is Callum and I’m the Glasgow-based founder of Find Nearby, a mobile app that helps people quickly find toilets, parking, benches, playparks, health locations and other useful places nearby. I’ve recently made several key accessibility, family and health searches completely free with no ads, including…

Hello everyone, I am wondering if anyone can advise on this. I have been on PIP for a few years and my award is due for review in 2029. The main condition I have is physically and mentally draining but it is a fluctuating "visible" condition that varies in severity. Sometimes it is minimal but I will still be in some pain…

As I reflect on my disability identity, I think about my disability origin story. Why is it that I find it so difficult to accept my disability, to not view it as ugly? The answer could lie deep-rooted in history. How we have treated disabled people. How those attitudes are still relevant today. Disabled people have…

Shout out to all those living with epilepsy and the support network around them.

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Hi has anyone ever heard back from a Purpl Grant application? To be clear I am ONLY referring to GRANT applications from them, not applications for membership. They’re supposed to have reopened applications for Grants today (13th July 26) but as of 11:26am, have not done so) Thanks

Hello! That may sound happy, but I am anything but. I have suffered from Lumbar Spinal Stenosis since 2022. I have gone from using a cane - to - a walker - to a wheelchair. I have every rotten problem that goes along with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Sometimes I am depressed - sometimes I am angry - sometimes I am bitter. But…

Hello everyone!Please help me, someone, share your experience. I have a slight disability and don't understand how to raise my self-esteem in this case and not be afraid to meet people.Although I am outwardly pleased and pretty, this disease kills all confidence in me. :( I will be very grateful if someone answers me!

Hi I've spoke about this before but it's really becoming an issue. Spoke to his care agency apparently they view as abuse! Eventhough everything i read says they should help. My p.a's are related to me or close friends. Is there anywhere I turn for help and advise

Hi everyone, I'm new here and based in London. I have [your disability if you want to share, e.g., cerebral palsy / mobility issues / etc.], and I've found it really hard to meet people for friendship or dating. Mainstream apps feel tricky because of judgments or accessibility stuff. Has anyone had success with online…

Hi there, I am gathering some research for a children's picture book following a little girl who is on the Autism spectrum who loses her favourite wellies that she wears all day, every day. When she discovers they are missing, it is put to her that she may have to wear some different shoes, which creates a very stressful…

It's hard to feel connected when I'm pretty much housebound. I'm hoping joining the scope community can change this

Curious what the scope community is like and if people have formed friendships here :) I struggle with isolation as a disabled person. Very curious

I’m preparing to return a PIP2 form and want to check whether this format is likely to be accepted. I plan to send back the original paper PIP2 form, signed and dated. In the answer boxes I would write “Please see attached typed response.” I would attach a typed response document which follows the same question order and…

A week before Christmas, I become a researcher again. Not the neat, academic kind with clean questions and manageable variables. The kind you become when your life turns into an experiment you didn’t consent to and your only tool is attention. I study my own days the way a historian studies a crumbling archive: carefully,…

PLEASE FORGIVE THE CAPS FOR I HAVE VISION LOSS. I AM A DISABLED FOUNDER WORKING ON NEW IDEAS THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OF ALL AGES. PARENTS WITH DISABLED CHILDREN ARE INCLUDED. OUR LOCAL HEROES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL. I RECENTLY HEARD THAT AFFORDABLE HOMES ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO…

As it is Pride Month, I wanted to highlight a trailblazer in the cerebral palsy community. I have known about Andrew Gurza since my second year of university. I was writing an essay about sexuality and disability. That is when I found #DisabledPeopleAreHot. Gurza created it. I have been a fan ever since. I have mentioned…

How do I carry medical scissors or similar items on long plane trips? While they're prohibited by law, they're essential, for example, for treating non-healing ulcers. Is there a solution? Liquid medications, for example, are permitted, as are injection needles.

Hi, I'm preparing for a PIP tribunal, and I'm confused about Activity 11. I rarely go out alone. Most of my journeys are with my mum or another trusted person. I might do a short local journey alone around 2-3 times a month, but usually only because I feel I have to. The DWP seemed to focus on the fact that I can…

Just wanted to say hi as I need all the help and advice I can get! Thanks in advance 🌞

Since being diagnosed with epilepsy at 13 years old, Sophie Morgan has tried everything to have a "normal" life, from invasive brain surgery to various medications. Now age 28 and despite having graduated from University with an undergraduate and masters degree, Sophie has received hundreds of job rejections. She is open…

Where it began. In the summer of 2024 celebrated 25 years of pride in Wales. The first Cardiff Mardi Gras was held in 1999, after South Wales Police noted a surge in hate crimes towards the LGBTQ+ community. Working with Safer Cardiff, the first ever Cardiff Mardi Gras was held and attended by 5-6000 people. With the…

Morrisons has announced it will be offering millions of Brits discounts worth up to £550 a year through a new money-saving scheme. The supermarket giant will offer 10 per cent discounts to disabled customers who spend more than £25 on their groceries online. This new offer is the result of a new partnership between…

https://archive.is/20260128193957/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-welfare-system-wont-overhaul-another-year-fr57fhhmm Sir Keir Starmer has vetoed plans for a fresh attempt to reform Britain’s welfare system as Downing Street seeks to avoid another confrontation with Labour MPs.The Department of…

Why are they so different when it comes to casual sex? Also when they disclose they are autistic to their sexual partner, they block and ghost them. How come? Why is it troublesome for someone autistic to have causal sex? How are they able to have sex if they are shunned from having casual sex?

hello I’m 58, and suffer with lipodema & Lymphodema. Use a wheelchair a lot of the time but can use crutches at times.

Hi all, I am completely housebound due to ME/CFS. I can maybe go to the dentist once a year, but that's it. Due to a redundancy I'm also out of work and I don't know how to find a new job. I have several years of experience as software engineer - a job that can easily be done remotely, but so many employers ask upfront if…

Hi I am struggling with my mental health and feeling really useless and worthless My depression comes from stresses of daily life living with autism, loneliness and I think mostly because I am not in employment or doing much productive with myself. I’ve never held down a job before so I guess I could say I’ve only had some…

Hey :) I just wanted to reach out and inform everyone on my experience which I’m extremely angry and upset about and I haven’t even had a decision made yet. So Iv made a complaint to Maximus today regarding my assessment which was done last Monday 11th may 2026, the call it self which I recorded lasted exactly 30 minutes…