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College not giving a place this year citing attendance he had an EHCP
my godson had been in college for a year, he had an EHCP, the case officer is nowhere to be seen, the college are saying they don’t have to treat children differently so they are refusing any course based on attendance which, compared to school where he ended up not attending, has been amazing and passed functional skills…
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Hi, my name is Tracey from AWA!
I am the founder director of the Accessible Waterways Association www.awa-uk.org.uk Our aim is to make the UK's Inland Waterways system (canals and rivers) accessible for everyone equally. I am registered as severely vision impaired and my husband, Tim, has a hearing impairment. We live aboard a narrowboat with our two…
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Autism and universal credit
I am having trouble at the moment with my universal credit claim I have gone through my health assessment for my autism and they have got back to me saying I still have to do work related activity’s which I believe is incorrect as I can’t leave the house very often and have a lot of day to day struggles this is making my…
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Schedule 10 Para 2 UC Reg 2013 refusal - DWP Discrimination?
I would be grateful for any advice and assistance on the following matter: I am a Universal Credit Claimant. I have been refused an MR. The facts are: I have a second property which is occupied by my mother. My mother is of elderly of age (not state pension age) and has longstanding medical conditions – type 1 diabetes…
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Hi, my name is TiaMaria99! Arranging a refund for VAT on bathroom work, has anyone done this?
Hi, we have recently installed a new bathroom due to my husbands disability and have tried to use the VAT at 0% when purchasing the items (not sure of the exact name for this). A local shop supplied some of the items, like the level 2 grip shower tray for example and they told me that they will only accept the 0% VAT if we…
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I’m Scared to Open The Benefits Can Of Worms!
In 2017 I legally changed my name by removing my fathers surname and replaced it with my mothers maiden name, alongside changing my middle name to that of my late Grandfather and Great Grandfather. Fast forward to 2020 onwards and I was floating the boat to the ex wife about changing my first name to that of my Mum’s late…
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Participants needed! Your Story Matters: Help Us Understand Disability and Harassment
Hello👋 We’re a small team of MSc Forensic Psychology students from Kingston University, currently conducting an ethically approved study on the psychological impact of online and offline harassment experienced by young adults (18–25) with physical disabilities. This area is still massively under-researched, and our mission…
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Malicious neighbours reporting me
Good morning everyone, I’m going through a really stressful time as I’ve got a neighbour who is stalking me when I stay at my partners house. She has been caught bragging about having reported me. Calling me ‘a silly little b’ and ‘I won’t be so happy when I’ve got no money.’ So the insinuations are obvious. I don’t know…
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Disappointing Discrimination in the oddest places
Apologies if I’m sharing this in the wrong category. I just wanted to share my experience and concerns about how discrimination can occur in the community. My husband and I have stayed at a nice hotel a few times over the years and when I saw a post from them on Facebook asking people to vote for them for Independent Hotel…
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Hi, my name is emmabee!
hi everyone! I’m new here and looking forward to meeting you all and supporting each other.
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Seeking Advice for Disability Discrimination at Chessington World of Adventures
Hi, Can anyone help. I'm seeking advice on pursuing a disability discrimination case against Chessington World of Adventures/Merlin Entertainments. As an amputee (left leg) holding a valid Ride Access Pass (RAP), I was subjected to discriminatory treatment. Approaching the accessible entrance for the Croc Drop ride (where…
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An "is this acceptable" question
Firstly, apologies because all I feel like I do on here is ask awkward questions! Your advice is so valuable though! So I have a grievance regarding a number of things, some disability related, we are coming up to 4 months since I raised it with no resolution (I have now informed ACAS, so that is in progress. Today, from…
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TUC survey reveals high levels of disability discrimination
Disability Rights UK A poll conducted by the TUC shows that Disabled workers are facing bullying, discrimination and harassment in the workplace. The warning comes at the same time as other TUC findings show the “pervasive” mistreatment of Disabled workers across UK workplaces, including not getting reasonable adjustments,…
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I need a little favour
and it won’t cost you anything…. well maybe 30 seconds. Please take a moment to support my cousin who has CP. On 12 June, my disabled cousin was denied boarding by British Airways staff in Cairo. His sister was told it was because “last time it took half an hour to board him” on a previous flight. Just too inconvenient.…
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Hi, my name is David Power. looking for a No Win No Fee specialist personal injury claim solicitors
hello all. I’m in a battle with Universal Credit, ESA and DWP over the lack of financial support they are depriving me of eg £528 per month short fall which has now bankrupted me! I have a certified long term illness of depression with suicidal thoughts which is worsening due to DWP treatment of me. I want to sue DWP on…
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THANK YOUR MPS WHO FOUGHT FOR YOU
So often we contact MPs when something goes wrong, but there were a lot of MPs who have fought to defend disabled people’s benefits. If your MP was one of them, imagine how uplifting it would be for them to receive and email or letter with a simple Thank You. It takes courage to stand up and vote against a bill in your own…
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Dating advise
I've been in a dating site and had some disagreements with the owner. On the opening form you have to say yes or no to disabled. You can't skip this question. I have brought up that this isn't legal a few times, the reply is below. Thank you for the feedback.Some members want to flag that they are disabled via this…
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Language; terminology; I have a question.
A public and government funded service (public but not in health care area), offers discounts to people "in need". My quotation marks. They use this phrase a few times in their publicity and yet they don't say who is eligible so it sounds very arbitrary. I queried it with them, they missed the point but that was the…
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How my disability became a secret weapon on the dating scene
From Women's Agenda by Lisa Cox I’ve been happily married for over 11 years but back when I was dating with a disability, I unexpectedly found it to be a way to weed out the w*nkers. Dating with a disability was a whole new experience for me after acquiring my visible and invisible disabilities in my early twenties. It was…
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'I've been threatened over my Please Offer Me A Seat badge'
From BBC News Londoners living with disabilities and chronic health conditions say they have struggled to use a Transport for London (TfL) scheme while travelling, with one even threatened by another passenger. The "Please Offer Me A Seat" badge and card scheme, which marks its eighth anniversary this month, is designed to…
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Edinburgh man lifts lid on dating with a disability: 'People are so scared of offending you'
From Edinburgh Live ‘It took me 27 years to consider the idea that I could date people' Calum Grevers is on a mission to show what it’s like dating as a disabled person, in the hopes of knocking down the assumptions he believes is stopping people from broadening their horizons. The 31-year-old, who has muscular dystrophy,…
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DWP buried damning reports showing work coaches unable to help disabled claimants?
The DWP are at it again with their lies and deceit? From our friends at B&W and rightsnet. This sort of information need to be seen as it impacts so many now and will in the future. The DWP very quietly published a series of damning disability benefits related reports at 4pm on Friday 2 May, on the eve of a bank holiday…
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Hi, my name is PIJ9911! Does anyone have any success stories about employment discrimination?
hello does anyone have any success stories about employment discrimination for neurodiversity and mental health? I have ADHD, anxiety and depression and complex PTSD
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Citizens Advice (CA) have condemned the government’s Pathways To Work Green Paper in a hard hitting
Citizens Advice condemn Green Paper cuts in hard hitting reportCitizens Advice (CA) have condemned the government’s Pathways To Work Green Paper in a hard hitting report of their own, entitled ‘Pathways To Poverty’. The opening paragraph gives a clear indication of the anger and frustration inside an organisation whose…
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New Research Released on Workplace Reasonable Adjustments
From Disability Rights UK Lack of reasonable adjustments in the workplace are “holding Disabled people back” at work, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned in a new report. The TUC report entitled “Disabled workers’ access to reasonable adjustments”, surveyed 1,000 Disabled workers and asked them to share their…
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What disability provisions can I reasonably expect a music festival?
There is a music festival I’ve been going to for a couple of years that I absolutely love, except my medical conditions have been getting worse, they are harder to manage day today, and the disability facilities at the festival have worsened also. So much so that last year I had to make a complaint because I missed most of…
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Discriminated against disability
Me and my husband received messages yesterday (Wednesday) that we will have a meeting on Saturday by phone at 10am for him and then 11am for me. I replied quickly that I ask these meetings to be moved onto during the week days and nursery hours as on Saturday our son is with us and we wont be able to make a conversation…
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We have to be United
Hi Everyone, With some Labour MPs criticism of the PIP reform that Labour want to ram down peoples throats its imperative that we are all singing from the same hymn sheet.If you haven't already sent in a email to Scope so they can pass it on or directly via the Government website write one today,sit down and reflect on how…
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Annual Tenancy Review by *Deception
Hello again all. Been a while since I last posted. I was subject to a benefits check by the DWP, bank statements, explain highlighted expenditure, who lives at home with me (my sister does) Before I was contacted by the DWP my housing association representative just happened to be in the area & asked if he could drop by to…
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Discrimination ESA (mixed award) managed migration
hello Does Scope have an opinion on deduction of legacy ESA run on as UC treats it as New Style ESA (it’s not deducted if your legacy claim was IR only) From CPAG Alice is a mixed ESA award claimant in the support group who claims UC on 15 January. In the assessment period 15 January to 14 February, Alice actually gets:…
