What counts as disability?

corgiman

I work for the nhs i have been diagnosed with hip dysplasia i have a tear in the cartlidge it has been like it for about 2 years and will last for more than the next 12 months and have been told i am to young for a hip replacement but even with this employer you try to get any any help as disabled under the dda at times i am in great pain on walking when my hip dislocates . its got to the stage i have now got a health and safety adviser involved to get a risk assessment done this is the organasation who are responsible for fixing people when they are ill

CUTESMILE

Both my husband and myself get annoyed when we cant park in a disable bay as errrr more mature people think that because that they are old that they can park in them without having a blue badge grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

They need to realise that not everyone who is disabled have to be old as it can affect everyone.

I've notice people staring at my hubby when he uses his stick and more so when he's in a wheelchair and I can confess I used to do it before but when it affects someone close to you it makes you think and change your perception of people and realise that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

When I told my mam he had a blue badge she asked how come and was even more gobsmacked when I said we'd bought a wheelchair (and she's only in her early 60's and has already got that attitude and my hubby is 40). Just walking from the house to the car which is aprox 20 feet my hubby is in pain and walking further is agony and tiring and it now only affects him but in turn me as I have to look after him and he was my carer before.

mumps

I am always surprised when I read about the bad experiences young disabled people have with blue badges. My husband was disabled as the result of an accident when I was pregnant. He was young, tall and well built but we never had a problem. Then his condition worsened when I was pregnant again so we were a young couple with a toddler and very pregnant woman parking in disabled space but again never had an issue. Only prejudice we ever really experienced was one in Tesco when another customer was rude about my husband standing watching me pack and once when I was in labour and carried my own case into hospital and a nurse got very annoyed.

leeparsons

Well, I have a problem, and classed as disabled.
I'm fairly fit and active, but have don't have the best of eye sight. Due to a brain trumour that crushed my leaders in my eyes. I'm also as a result of the tumour shutun dependant.
You just to cope, and realize that it's not always people's fault when they intial react to things. There only human, and don't relise disabilites come in all shapes and forms. I guess I could have put my self into same category, when I was allot neiver before it happened,
You wont ever changed the human race.

aupshaw

Miroslav wrote: »

Alot of us have the same problem.

I'm the perfect case of 'looks can be deceiving'. I'm tall, wide and appear 'normal' whatever normal is, so when people find out I have a 'disability', they don't believe me. :rolleyes:

I hope to gain lots from this section on the board, even if it's just good information.

I have similar problems especially with Doctor's especially those that review claims for DLA etc I have had Rheumatoid Arthritis for 15 years now, also back problems and lots of other health issues too many to mention It seems that if people can't see the illness, they don't beleive (I don't have deformed joints, I was told that if they treat with steroids before a certain time then much better chance of no deformed joints, which seems to have worked for me). However my disease is variable and just because I haven't got deformed joints I still suffer with a lot of pain and if people haven't experienced pain etc they don't understand, it can be very distressing for me though.

Indie_Kid

aupshaw wrote: »

It seems that if people can't see the illness, they don't beleive.

I've got this problem. I did get told by SS that (she wasn't being horrible - it's true) that being visually impaired is seen as an older person's disability. (pun not intended)

I've been lucky that only a few people have questioned it. The worst being at college - they were of the opinion "we've never heard of it; therefore it can't exist. You have a learning disability". I did the dyslexia screening and the testing. I got told I was "impossible" to test - the reading problems I have are normal for a visually impaired person.

mynameismyname

hi everyone, i have suffered from anorexia for a really long time, and i am still struggling with it to this day along with anxiety and depression, although primarily thought of medically as a mental illness, i suffer from lots of physical symptoms, being severly underweight i have bone problems/extreme tiredness/exhaustion/dizzyness,low blood pressure,high cholestral,anemia, poor blood test results, to name a few symptoms, i am not currently fit to work and i get lower rate mobility/care dla, i can drive but dvla prefer a body mass index of 15 and above-mine is below, but im not entilted to motabilty scheme, even though ive had period of my sister literally doing nearly everything for me, daily appointments/blood test/day hospital etc etc, i am lucky to get dla as i know people that have the same illness and have been turned down, disabilities come in all shapes and sizes, the world needs educating.:)

Invasion

You'd only be entitled to the motability scheme with higher rate mobility, which you get if you are unable, or virtually unable to walk, or you get higher rate care and are severely mentally impaired with severe behavioural problems. Mobility is generally not based on how much you need other people to do for you- unless it's related to the fact you can't walk- that's the care component

Indie_Kid

Invasion wrote: »

Mobility is generally not based on how much you need other people to do for you- unless it's related to the fact you can't walk- that's the care component

For those of us who claim LRM, there is something about needing someone to do something for us. IE, I claim on the basis that I need helping crossing roads and someone reading maps and bus timetables to me.

Invasion

Sorry, I should have said higher rate mobility, I shouldn't be allowed near laptop when feeling this zoned out