Blue Badge Registered Disabled .

Posted on 11/09/2021 14:41 by trellis

Apologies if this sounds unsympathetic , it isn't meant to be . Surely if you suffer from a heart condition that warrants a blue badge , wouldn't it be safer to use a FS pitch as lugging water containers around will do you no good at all . All of the ones I've come across are on Hardstandings.

Posted on 10/09/2021 20:04 by KjellNN

I agree with JVB, any time OH has rung a site to request a pitch close to the disabled  facilities, she has always had a good response, and an undertaking that they will do their best.

Many years back, maybe up till around 2001, there was a box on the on line booking form where you could enter such special requests, though the undertaking was that the warden would do their best.....i.e.no guarantees.

This was removed without notice as apparently "disabled members did not like being allocated pitches right beside the toilets or being identified as disabled by the use of the little wheelchair sign".  A retrograde step IMO.

So now you have to ring every site ahead of your arrival to make your request, though the undertaking is still the same....that the warden will do their best.

Wardens are not allowed to question you regarding your disability, and members need to be aware that not all disabilities are visible.  My OH does not look disabled, but a long standing medical condition, and a more recent shoulder replacement means that she needs help with showering, so she politely asks if we could possibly have a pitch close to the  disabled facilities, and wardens are always helpful.  

We do not need a hardstanding, though we prefer one, but pitches close to the  block are usually hardstandings.   If you do need a HS, but not necessarily near the facilities then that would be your request.

A few sites have "disabled pitches" set aside permanently, but most will allocate you a pitch from what is available on the day you arrive, or possibly a day or two ahead of that at busy periods.  You can choose a different pitch if you prefer. 

I would be amazed if a CAMC warden refused to try to accommodate your request.

Posted on 23/09/2021 17:25 by Twos more then one

I am registered disabled ,due to an accident i had at work ,but as yet have never chosen to used it 
The accident requiring a time in hospital and an  operation ,8 months of work ,and over a year of physio 
However from my experience, i have seen member who have claimed they are disabled, but from what i have seen a number of times, their claim  was questionable, to be diplomatic
A question how does the Club verify a members claim, they are disabled ?

 

Posted on 23/09/2021 17:25 by Twos more then one

I am registered disabled ,due to an accident i had at work ,but as yet have never chosen to used it 
The accident requiring a time in hospital and an  operation ,8 months of work ,and over a year of physio 
However from my experience, i have seen member who have claimed they are disabled, but from what i have seen a number of times, their claim  was questionable, to be diplomatic
A question how does the Club verify a members claim, they are disabled ?