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Disability Pride 2025
What does Disability Pride mean to me? Sara Edwards CP Specialist When I first heard the term Disability Pride, I was confused by its meaning. In June we celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and hold Pride events. I assumed Disability Pride was an extension of this, celebrating the LGBTQIA+ disabled community. In 2024 I was…
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Should I include this on the UC50?
So I'm filling in the UC50 as I have sadly been out of work for quite some time now, I thought I would be able to manage going back but I can't. My main conditions are ADHD, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Anxiety, Depression and I've been treated for trauma with EMDR therapy. Due to a further traumatic incident, the NHS…
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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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Questions regarding student finance and universal credit
Hi everyone, I have a query regarding universal credit LCWRA and housing element with student finance. I have been accepted into my dream university course, it's distanced learning and an accelerated degree. Naturally, ive applied for a student loan to cover my tuition fees, which has been accepted. As well as applying for…
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Participants needed!
Are you physically disabled? If so, please consider taking time to be a participant for this research project. Attached is a QR code which will ask you some questions and if you are eligible and happy to be interviewed that would be appreciated to contribute to physically disabled daily lives.
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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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The Salt Path
I'm sure that many members will have read "The Salt Path" and its sequels or seen the movie. What did you think at tge time? When I read the first book I felt something was not quite right about it. I blamed myself because the prose is exquisite. Then, when I read the second book, I knew it could not be a true memoir. I…
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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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Terminal Illness. what extra benefits can be claimed
Hi Everyone, my name is Roy, i am new here, and just recently have encountered some serious problems, I have prostate cancer that has spread to the bones and is pretty much all over my body, so i have been told by my oncologist that it is terminal and i will die from the cancer. On a recent discussion with adult social…
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Disability Pride '25
As we celebrate Disability Pride—a celebration that is as much about recognising our strengths as it is about acknowledging a shared journey. I want to discuss what Disability Pride means, why it matters, and how each of us can contribute to a more inclusive society. What Is Disability Pride? Disability Pride is more than…
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ESA & PIP - Part time education
Hi there I am on income based ESA and high rate PIP, I have carers mon to Friday in the morning and then thats me pretty much me on my own. I would like to do a college course, Part time but Im scared they will say if you can go to college then why not get a job? Is that a fair assumption? Any thoughts would be appreciated
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Hi, my name is Samm_Jayne!
Hi, my name is Samm, im a full time wheelchair users with multiple health conditions, i live my my hubby and daughter, thank you for allowing me to join.
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Levelling the field for disabilities at Glastonbury
Emma Hallett BBC News, Glastonbury Festival A drum and bass DJ who will play one of the very last sets of Glastonbury Festival 2025 has said he was left "speechless" after being asked to perform. Karl Flood - who goes by the name DJ Flood - uses a wheelchair and is being featured as part of Glastonbury's accessibility…
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World Wellbeing Week
On the last day of World Wellbeing Week, here is a simple and effective technique to help manage negative thinking. We live in a world filled with uncertainties and it's all too common to be overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. This state of being can often lead to negative views of feeling worthless or unloved. Emotions…
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Free London Art Exhibition in July
'Fruiting Bodies' - Free Art Exhibition by Yasmine Rana Yasmine Rana is a traditional artist from London, UK. She was born with cerebral palsy and has lived over half of her life with other chronic illnesses as well. These impact not only the subject matter of her work, but also how she paints, making each piece a unique…
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CP Network meets Matt Stabb
Lucy had the pleasure of interviewing CP network member Matt Stabb. He has written a book about living with Cerebral Palsy. Lucy: Hi Matt, thank you for speaking with us about your new book, Keep on Keeping on: Cerebral Palsy. It’s about your life living with Cerebral Palsy. As someone with CP myself, it was refreshing to…
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My Name is Maundyjarvis
I would like to say Hello👋 to everyone.
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DWP disability cuts?
If the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) moves forward with cuts to disability benefits, the consequences will be catastrophic not just for individuals, but for our entire society. These benefits are not luxuries. They are essential lifelines that allow disabled people to live independently, afford basic necessities,…
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Participants needed!
Are you physically disabled? If so, please consider taking time to be a participant for this research project. Attached is a QR code which will ask you some questions and if you are eligible and happy to be interviewed that would be appreciated to contribute to physically disabled daily lives. Thank you for your…
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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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Ask your MP to vote against dangerous cuts to disability benefits
Hello, I'm the Campaigns Officer at anti-poverty charity Z2K and wanted to share our latest campaign action. The government has published its dangerous disability benefit cuts bill. Over one million disabled people will be pushed into poverty, or even deeper into poverty. And the knock-on impact on homelessness and the…
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London Loneliness
Hi I became quite severely visually impaired around four years ago. Since then, for whatever reasons, many of my erstwhile friends have 'faded' away. I assume unpalatable reasons which I can't do anything about i.e. suddenly becoming very 'different' and an encumbrance. Didn't take long after for my ex-partner to leave me.…
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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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Hi, my name is JAWS!
Hi I have a disability called Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) I am pretty much confined to home now. I have recently needed counselling and they suggested I join a group to see if i can meet/interact with people who are in a similar position
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Am I eligible to recieve the basic Disability Premium?
Hi guys, I hope this is in the right place as I really need some advice and ive been going around in circles with benefit calculators, DWP and advice from Citizens Advice. I currently receive Contribution Based ESA (support group), PIP: Enhanced Mobility and Enhanced Daily Living and UC (support group). It appears due to…
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Driving & Physically Disabled
Hi, I was hoping to find some advice on accessing driving while disabled. I'm looking for a driving school to learn to drive in Preston area, with possible assistance with learning devices or just understanding. I have Arthritis across my whole body so my mobility is limited and have weakness and pain in my hands & legs,…
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Carers Week
A carer is a person of any age who provides unpaid care and support to a family member, friend or neighbour who is disabled, has an illness or long-term condition, or who needs extra help as they grow older. (Carers UK, 2025) I have cerebral palsy and epilepsy; my mum has a dementia diagnosis. Families like ours, rarely…
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'Loss of support' for disabled university students
From BBC News Disabled students at the University of Derby are calling for more specialist support to be available during their studies, claiming the university made changes to its disability support. A group called the Independent Disabled Students Network (IDSN), which was formed to challenge decisions made by the…
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BBC Make a Difference Awards in Wales.
Community heroes from across Wales have been shortlisted for the BBC Cymru awards on 20 September 2025. You can read all the nominations by following the link BBC Make a Difference Awards One of the Young Hero Award nominations is Andrei Santau. Diagnosed with CP, Andrei took his first independent steps at the age of 10. A…
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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…
