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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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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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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:…
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From Sex To Ghosting, These Are The Realities Of Dating With A Disability
From Elle When Frances Ryan began researching her new book Who Wants To Be Normal?, she discovered that there's one part of life that's stuck in the dark ages for disabled women. ‘Can you have sex?’ It is not exactly a charming come-on straight out of a Nora Ephron movie, but it is something I, and I’d bet many other…
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Discrimination in the workplace
I have been with my employer for 7months, they are a not for profit company working in the care sector. At first then job seemed fab and I had my access to work assessment and funding and then an occupational health assessment early October 2024. My adapted chair was delivered, it's the same one I have at home and an…
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Discrimination and proving disability
Im wondering if the definition of disabled is going to morph into something new with these changes to PIP. At present it involves proving you are substaintially affected in daily life. https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010 At present if you go to court over disability discrimination you have…
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For people with cerebral palsy, sympathy is slightly strange
From The Business Standard For people fighting cerebral palsy, sympathy may feel like underestimation; even when it stems from goodwill When I was 12, my classmates were assigned a task in geography where they had to colour the globe they drew. But I was excluded. One of my classmates pointed it out: "Why isn't Onira…
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Disability Aid Use Questioned
Hi New to the community. I have a big family event coming up and I'm anxious about family members or old friends questioning my use of my disability aids as they haven't seen me with them before and well, because I experience a lot of prejudice generally having a 'hidden disability'. I predict someone saying something…
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Hi, my name is Yvonne I need advise on ill health retirement. I am 45 years old...
I need advise on ill health retirement. I am 45 years old. My first application with UNUM health via my employer was declined. I now want to appeal with additional evidence. I delivered strong evidence already, but I feel if I don't supply new evidence, they will gaslight and undermine my health conditions and application…
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Hi, my name is fromo! Is there a time frame for issuing a private summons against my employer?
hi there everybody , I was wondering if there is a time frame for issuing a private summons against my former employer for discrimination by disability , thank you 😊
