not disabled enough to watch a film !?!

robpw2

can i suggest mupette you just add Kim to your ignore list it would solve the issue ..

however te vue cinema chain usually only have 1 seat next to and empty space for wheel chair users and their carers
it may be that yours is different however thy could have allowed you to sit there if they werent being used but there is not guarentee that there would be seats together

I personally think that whilst you could complain - im not sure what you would actully achieve on this occassion

jackieb

robpw2 wrote: »

if they have a cea card they are disabled thfore they should be able to use disabled seats whatever there need is

It depends what their disability is. My nephew has one of these cards. He's autistic. He wouldn't have any need for a special disabled seat. Apart from wheelchair users and people with physical disabilities I can't see the need for a special disabled area. If a film is sold out, and you don't have a physical need that means that you need more room/no steps, then you should be treated like everyone else. I've often went to the cinema and not got in because it's full. I live 40 miles away and I don't book my seats over the phone because you can't pick where you want to sit - and i'm not doing that incase i'm put in the front row (sore neck/square eyes!) It's inconvenient and annoying but can't really be helped. I just have to go to a later showing/different film/not go.

robpw2

jackieb wrote: »

It depends what their disability is. My nephew has one of these cards. He's autistic. He wouldn't have any need for a special disabled seat. Apart from wheelchair users and people with physical disabilities I can't see the need for a special disabled area.

yes but you shouldnt need to justify your disability to use disabled facilities was what im getting at

Oldernotwiser

geri1965 wrote: »

But the disabled seats were not sold out! The OP is disabled and should have been able to use them, assuming they were not pre-booked.

She did say that the disabled seats were reserved.

robpw2

i think they meant only disabled people could use them but maybe i misread the post older

feelinggood_2

robpw2 wrote: »

if they have a cea card they are disabled thfore they should be able to use disabled seats whatever there need is

I could apply for a CEA Card if I wished, despite not having a need to. From what I can gather, I don't the OP had a genuine need to use the seats, and therefore shouldn't feel upset or discriminated against.

robpw2

To apply for the card, you will need to meet one or more of the following criteria:
a) Be in receipt of the disability living allowance or attendance allowance.
b) Be a registered blind person

Oldernotwiser

robpw2 wrote: »

i think they meant only disabled people could use them but maybe i misread the post older

Depends what she meant by the word "reserved".

KimYeovil

The card entitles you to a free ticket for an assisting companion. It does not entitle you to anything else. You do not get to skip queues, you do not get to sit in special seats.

It is bonkers to suggest that every screen should have hundreds of seats set aside only for the card holders. The disability accommodation the CEA card provides is that their companion who is there to assist them does not pay for a ticket.

My advice is very simple - try again another day. Don't make ridiulous specious claims about disability rights that are (rightly) left open just so that genuine grievances can be accommodated.

feelinggood_2

robpw2 wrote: »

To apply for the card, you will need to meet one or more of the following criteria:
a) Be in receipt of the disability living allowance or attendance allowance.
b) Be a registered blind person

Exactly, I receive DLA, but I don't have any need to sit anywhere special.