DLA indefinitely?

Anubis_2

kingfisherblue wrote: »

My son would also qualify under 10e (i) and (ii), as he cannot go out unsupervised. He also cannot find his way to familiar places. He might recognise a couple of points on the way, but doesn't know how he reached there. For example, when I drive us to his grandparents, he points out where one of the girls on his school bus lives, but he couldn't find his way there, even though his bus goes every morning and every afternoon. He just recognises the street.

Since there are so many scare stories about PIP, it's good to know tthat some will actually be better off under PIP (as far as the information given as yet).

There will be winners and loosers, I doubt very much your son would be refused PIP Kingfisher. I would be very surprised if he was. There is always appeal and given that PIP will be new, there will inevitibly be teething problems so it could be quite a while before reassessment, by which time some anomalies will have disappeared (with luck)

anguk

sangio wrote: »

A handheld Sat Nav is a fantastic piece of kit. I bought one for my wife and input all of the places she wants to go to including where the toilets are etc.
She doesn't need to ask directions anymore, and feels comfortable that she can go anywhere and know where to go, how to get there and how to find her way back.

We tried it in London recently. We hadn't got a clue where to go. So out came the kit and it told us everything, visually and orally.

Of course the patially sighted will have a problem. But for those that would panic when in a strange place it is invaluable.

Not much good for a deaf driver though, they wouldn't be able to hear the instructions and it would be dangerous to watch the screen when driving.