Blind Child

jackssupermum

Can I just say that my son has septo-optic dysplasia and now mild cerbral palsy and he recieves higher mobility and care, they did decline my first application when he was a year old (he is now 6) and then appealed against it and got it, then he didnt recieve the mobility compartment until he was three. this is my first time to the forum so "hello" everyone.

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Shell181

Hello thanks for your reply, can i ask if your son had high rate mobility before you knew about the CP? What i'm being told by the RNIB and DLA is that people and children with visual problems do not qualify for high rate mobility.

Nice to hear from you

Kind regards

Michelle

angelvoice222

dont know if this will aply to you or not but you may be entitled to claim back your travel costs... http://www.nhs.uk/Healthcosts/Pages/Travelcosts.aspx

kyssyn

He won't get high rate mobility. I'm registered blind and 50% deaf (both ears) and I don't qualify either.

jackssupermum

Shell181 wrote: »

Hello thanks for your reply, can i ask if your son had high rate mobility before you knew about the CP? What i'm being told by the RNIB and DLA is that people and children with visual problems do not qualify for high rate mobility.

Nice to hear from you

Kind regards

Michelle

he got higher rate of the care componant until he was 3 then he got the high componant of mobility he was diagnosed with cp age 2 so ....... thats rubbish logic from DLA as there so called medical computers should tell them that having septo-optic dysplasia lowers your muscle tone which could cause mobility problems?

carlislelass

my husband is registered blind plus other disabilities but only gets Low Rate,no amount of appeals will change their mind...blind= low rate according to them.