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free bus pass and rail pass??
hi, am i entitled to a free bus pass and rail card?? i am getting IB,DLA.i have a disabled badge. thankyou.:o
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Menieres disease & tinnitus
I am in early my 30's. I started with tinnitus about 9 years ago, about 2-3 years after the tinnutis began I suffered a severe vertigo attack and for the following few weeks continued to have a few more, inbetween each attack I was unbalanced but not spinning and being sick,only my left ear has been effected. my doctor…
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Advice for my mum please re: attendance allowance
Hi, my mum has recently been turned down for attendance allowance. Basically, she is completely kn*cker*d!lol. My sister filled in the forms for her so may have missed things. She has appealed, but is it worth it? I mean, do they look more indepth or just review the first form? Her list of ailments include... One lung,…
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Elcetric Chair
Hi I do not know if this is the right forum and if not could someone guide me to the right place. My grandad has been told he has cancer. We don't know how long he has but want to make whatever time he does have as comfortable as possible. He is having great trouble getting up and down from his armchair and I know there…
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Problems with mobility scooter - are "puncture proof" tyres the answer?
Trader solicited a visit to my parents' home to demonstrate a mobility scooter and refused to leave without a firm order that day for a particular make/model. Scooter delivered about a week later (approx. 3 months ago now) and a cheque for 50% of £2K cost taken as part payment on delivery with remainder to be paid in…
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Advice needed please help - undiagnosed
Hi All, feeling very down and fed up tonight, I have just got back from my Gp again - i have a collection of symptoms and she is just giving me pain killers and anti depressants. any advice welcome i have chronic back pain - told years ago its sciatica pins and needles in my hands and feet numbness in my upper leg and its…
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massage chairs
I am thinking of getting my mum who has arthritis a massage chair for Christmas to ease some of the aches and pains, has anyone got them and does it have a impact on health? Recommendations please under £100 would be great. Thanks in advance.
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Possible grant for stairlift?
Would any of you knowledgeable people out there know of a grant for, or towards a stair lift? The reason I am asking is after my father-in-law(who is 76) has along with many other ailments been diagnosed with a lung disease. Because of this he finds it almost impossible to walk up the stairs and if attempted is gasping for…
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Custom charges? experience, advice?
Hi I've recently purchased new push rims for my wheelchair from the U.S. and had customs send me a invoice for customs charges and handling fees. As it's designed solely for the disabld and was declared by the sender as an item for the disabled I'm confused to why thy've placed the duty on the item. They won't release the…
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Short break with autistic child, Nov, - any recommendations?
I wonder if anyone can recommend somewhere for short breaks at the end of November, please. I wanted to take him to DLP but most of the breaks have sold out. I have someone to ask if they will come with me as a carer all expenses paid, but if I cannot get this then I wonder if there is anywhere else that someone might…
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Healthcare abroad
I receive high mobility and care DLA, and Industrial Injuries Disablement benefit. My wife is my carer and receives Carers Allowance. Prior to my retirement from public service recently at 49 on health grounds, I was fully paid up with 30 years of NI contributions. My wife has had to give up employment to look after me,…
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**Denied use of DISABLED toilet in jobcentre
******RESPONSE FROM COMPLAINT ON PAGE 6 :D ******** Hello there, wonder if anyone can shed some light on the disability discrimination act and the disability rights/access laws. My partner who has a neurological disease, hydrocephalus, narcolepsy & cataplexy recently got refused entry to a disabled toilet because they said…
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dont have the advance payment to collect the car
my sister has a problem... she had the money saved up but a huge problem arrived and cutting a long story short... her car is ready to collect in a week and she dosnt have the advance payment and cant save it in time... what can she do and will she be in trouble
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Local Authority staff Travel Insurance
Just wanted to share a positive with you guys. As I've got a pre-existing condition its often been a nightmare getting travel insurance especially having had lots of hospital admissions. There was a few companies I could get insurance with to travel but it would often be at the same or more cost than the holiday. Didnt…
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Nervous about Tribiral!
I haven't had a date set but I'm worried & nervous, I don't know what expect and my mum wants to get a solictor invouled too - which I think is a bad idea but there is no way I cam say no I don't want one as shell go off at me :S how does it work? Who's there? Is the diesion maker/s who looked at form there? I'm just…
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Venue for young disabled people meetings in Cardiff?
Hi, I'm trying to set up a local meet up with the disabled young people in and around Cardiff, because it's for under 25s it can't be a bar and we want something accessible and semi laid back. Also we're on a budget so cheap or free would be preferable, any ideas? Thanx in advance Crow x
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Mangar Bathing Cushion - anyone used one?
Mangar Bathing Cushion How stable are these? I tried my mum's appalling inflatable cube thingy and decided it was not for me :eek: Our bath is quite shallow and I'm tall but don't have long legs so a standard bath lift doesn't really let me bathe :rolleyes: We rent privately so doing a lot of work on the bathroom isn't…
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speech about dyslexia - feedback please :)
hi, im doing a speech at a book launch tomorrow. the book is about problems that may affect young people and where to get help with those difficulties and i have written two pages about spld's, primarily dyslexia. this is my speech, any feedback would be very much welcomed..... Let’s face it; the English language is really…
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Any advice
Hi Sorry but I really am at my wits end my daughter is on meds for depression lives close , I live with my son who is reg mentally disabled my problem is my daughter and I had a fall out a few weeks ago and things have just got to the point of no return she has sent the police to my house saying I have had somebody…
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A Question as I dont really understand!
I have taken my DLA thingy, to an Appel, and now they have sent it to the Tribunals Service, but I am confussed about what something means.... ''The decision under appel has been reconsidered by a Dision Maker on 10/11/2009, but not revised.? what does that mean? Sorry to sound dumb, I am just unsure! Thanks in advane!