Discounts for children who get DLA?

tumptyteapot

Hi
Does anyone know of a list of places that offer a reduced price for kids with special needs or who get DLA?

I have only just heard about the cinema card - http://www.ceacard.co.uk/ which means that for £5.50 a year the carer of the child goes to the cinema free. We get a huge discount for special needs and paying online at @bristol and a reasonable discount for the aquarium too.

What else is there? A whole new world is opening for us :-)

onetomany

places dont tend to advitse hun i tend to ring before hand and take proof ur his career and i do tend to get a discount on most places the cea card is fab we use all the time x

tumptyteapot

cool, thank you, I'll keep a DLA letter in my handbag just in case then :-)

kingfisherblue

Some places don't give a discount to the person who receives DLA, but to their carer. Chester Zoo and Eureka Children's Museum in halifax both let the carer in free of charge.

Some theme parks allow a disabled person and their carer to have 'exit passes'. This means that you go to the exit of the ride and you will be allowed on the next available ride. Legoland do this for the disabled person and up to three other members of the same party - very useful if queuing is a major problem!

Also, if you take a disabled child to a soft play centre and they need help, an adult should be allowed in for this purpose (even though they are obviously going to be above the maximum height). Children with disabilities who wear continence products cannot be refused entry to a soft play area on these grounds (some places have signs saying that only toilet trained children are allowed - if a child has continence problems due to disability, and were refused because of this, it would be against the DDA)

Indie_Kid

kingfisherblue wrote: »

Some theme parks allow a disabled person and their carer to have 'exit passes'. This means that you go to the exit of the ride and you will be allowed on the next available ride. Legoland do this for the disabled person and up to three other members of the same party - very useful if queuing is a major problem!

But only if they have a certain disability. I have a friend who is partially sighted. She got told that because she isn't physically disabled (er, she is) nor does she have ADHD, she's not disabled enough to use the passes.:rolleyes: Yet, being sensory impaired can be a severe disability and is classed as one under the DDA.

KimYeovil

sh1305 wrote: »

But only if they have a certain disability.

Of course. Why on earth should one be allowed an exit pass if there is no relevant condition? Well done, Legoland, for not allowing scamsters to abuse the allowance. It has nothing to do with being disabled enough.

Indie_Kid

KimYeovil wrote: »

Of course. Why on earth should one be allowed an exit pass if there is no relevant condition? Well done, Legoland, for not allowing scamsters to abuse the allowance. It has nothing to do with being disabled enough.

Scamsters being who exactly? My friend had the proof that she is partially sighted. I can my proof around too. So it's not as if we're claiming to be disabled when we're not.

I know someone whose deafblind child got told "no" on the basis that he isn't disabled enough.

I can't physically stand around like ABs can. Neither can I walk up or down steps.

Why should kids with ADHD be able to get to the exit, yet someone with physical problems which can cause severe pain can't? And not know where you're going or walking into everything can be bloody scary and hurts a lot.

tumptyteapot

Thanks everyone, I emailed Legoland and I could go in free as his carer which is great. The exit pass is a fantastic and very understanding idea, but I am not sure if we are eligible for it so I have emailed them to ask what proof of disability they need.

Indie_Kid

Many places just require DLA award letter.

tumptyteapot

There are some strange laws about disability - my sister who has downs syndrome, a heart condition and cateracts so she can't see where here feet are going which makes her walk really slowly is not eligable for a blue car parking badge, I really should get on the case and fight for her but I don't know where to start.

elsien

I agree, but some places are now tightening up as the system has been well and truly abused in the past. The thing is, it's quite hard to check - they have to take people's word for it that they have difficulty queuing and people do fib.
I accompany people with learning disabilities, and we queue up for most rides, because the people I'm with can manage to queue without getting frazzled. However when my colleagues go with them, they automatically get the exit passes although they don't need them.

To the OP, it's always worth asking even if it's not advertised, as you may get a discount anyway. Alton Towers is run by Tussauds, so they probably have the same policy at their other attractions.