Blue Badge

rolopolo_2

idvi wrote: »

ive just noticed this thread was listed in the weekly moneysavingexpert newsletter!!!!! :eek: (+disability and dosh is board of the week)

hello all! :j:rotfl:

Yes, that is how I found here! I thought it might be a good place to find out about disability rights.Sadly, this thread hasn't turned out to be as constructive as I thought and seems to have been hijacked by someone whose agenda is not to help other disabled people. (sorry idvi I know it was your thread originally.)

I'll need to have a good look through the other threads before I decide if this Forum is for me.

Sadly this has not been a good reflection of how disabled people treat each other.

Trialia

rolopolo wrote: »

I'll need to have a good look through the other threads before I decide if this Forum is for me.

Sadly this has not been a good reflection of how disabled people treat each other.

I would recommend the Crocks Cafe to you for somewhere where people treat each other well. Welcome to the forum, and I'm sorry your first experience was so lousy!

lulubelle-32

I agree with Rolopolo, After reading the narrow minded comments from certain people im not sure I want to be part of this either, life is hard enough I thought this would be a place for help and people being able to talk and share experiences!

sharnad

pwales wrote: »

plz read what i said i dont like people who can run in the rain using them i dont like people parking in them who are well enough to spend hrs walking around the town with no problem..the space could be used by somone who REALLY needs it

You have only quoted hald of the relevant point you also said

"i repeat my veiw if you can walk you do not need a special /wide space ...."

This seems to imply that you mind people with the ability to walk using them. When you see people walk you dont know how long they are doing it for or any other disablities they might have that are not visual that may mean they need to park close to the place they stop at

You also said ".if you have difficulty walking and its stopping you getting around then yes you should consider using a chair or a mobililty scooter or somthing like it..."]

Why should someone with some walking capablities left have to use a chair if they find they can get by without sometimes by using the bb they have a right to

I would always be considerate to wheelchair users but you as a wheelchair users dont seem to think that people with other disablities are due the same consideration

rolopolo_2

Trialia wrote: »

I would recommend the Crocks Cafe to you for somewhere where people treat each other well. Welcome to the forum, and I'm sorry your first experience was so lousy!

Thanks for the recommendation! I will check out Crocks Cafe. I like the name already so it sounds like it could be the place for me!

rolopolo_2

lulubelle-32 wrote: »

I agree with Rolopolo, After reading the narrow minded comments from certain people im not sure I want to be part of this either, life is hard enough I thought this would be a place for help and people being able to talk and share experiences!

Indeed it is. I do believe you need to surround yourself with supportive people. As you say 'life is hard enough'. :grouphug: (the picture is meant to be a group hug, honestly! I know it doesn't look like that.)

Skeenfleent

I wouldn't feel OK with myself applying for a blue badge, even though I suffer from Aspergers Syndrome-induced social anxiety which sounds similar to what you experience.

The way I see it, considering that it's not essential for my mobility, by applying, then further appealing and that kind of thing, I'm helping put pressure on an already over-stretched service, which helps no-one.

I personally feel rather fortunate NOT to have physical diability and mobility issues, and the annoyance of being mentally uncomfortable when travelling is NOTHING compared to what it's like having a 'real' problem moving around.
I was nearly injured in a major way in a hit-and-run traffic accident once, and imagined the possible outcome if I hadn't been so lucky (death/major disability).
I got back on my bike very soon afterwards. It wasn't easy, but nothing is.

Mental Health issues are real problems, but what I'm saying is that the blue badge system is designed for people with great physical problems and that's it. Hence why your application was rejected I would imagine. Just because you CAN claim something doesn't always mean you should, but that's just my opinion.

Also, think about it this way - those fellow ill people who don't enjoy public transport like me spend even more time on aforesaid public transport when people are blocking the road with their cars parked on yellow lines. This happens all the time in London, for example, and is most often simply a selfish act by the driver without a blue badge. Then there's the subjective blue badge users and whether fair or not it does have the same effect on other traffic.

So, get a badge if you can, but why not get a bike instead - then you avoid people and move quicker through the streets than on foot so can get away from the source of anxiety? I far more enjoy cycling than walking for just that reason.

(I have Aspergers Syndrome which is a disability/neurological condition, whereas depression and anxiety is an illness, I have both, claim for the illness and know what I'm claiming for and what I'm not and respect that. We could be living in sub-saharan Africa, no benefits there).

lulubelle-32

I can see that is a group hug of course lol,

we are judged by so many people but when we turn on each other its so sad. This isnt a game to see who deserves what more, I always thought it was about helping each other with advice to make life easier! Most of the people on here seem nice and so its a real shame

idvi

rolopolo wrote: »

Yes, that is how I found here! I thought it might be a good place to find out about disability rights.Sadly, this thread hasn't turned out to be as constructive as I thought and seems to have been hijacked by someone whose agenda is not to help other disabled people. (sorry idvi I know it was your thread originally.)

I'll need to have a good look through the other threads before I decide if this Forum is for me.

Sadly this has not been a good reflection of how disabled people treat each other.

i agree with what your saying but maybe we just need to stop baiting people like that who come here just to cause hassle and just ignore them

besides which, i will definetly keep everyone here update of all developments, i promise

i dont like to call myself 'severely' mentally disabled, but imo i probably am. so if there are other people who are so severe that life would be made much easier with a blue badge but arent sure i hope they get the info they need from this thread (final outcome remains to be seen), but fingers crossed

fyi all, i sent all of the information to the blue badge team leader at the council, including information from other councils, the dept of transport 2007 study (a few pages back) and the blue badge national eligibility pdf file (which says somethin about behavioral and mental issues)
also provided medical evidence (psych report from a couple of months ago)

they have everything they should need. even if i dont get it its the principle of the letter they send which made it sound like i have no mobility problems and people mental health problems cant be affected. even if i dont get a bb, i want there team leader to acknownledge that people with mh issues have mobility problems (otherwise so many wouldnt get dla low rate mob!)

also the fact they dismissed my application without even writing to my gp. they just assumed my mobility was fine because i was claiming on mental health grounds not physical. its just lazy at the end of the day on there part.

its almost not about the bloody badge now lol, its the principle!

:T

pwales_2

i cant beleive what im reading now just because "we" are disabled doesnt mean we are a bonded gang/family or we must agree on everything.
the thread was about blue badges.... the missuses of them are a big problem and my veiw is that all disabilitys do not justify a blue badge just like some are on low rate care some middle some high some low mobility some high mobility .... not everybody should get everything
people should not just agree with each others views just because they are disabled you know we are all still individuals in our own minds! and my veiw is still b/b are over used
yes there are some good threads on this forum but it i a forum where people have different views and express them