Blue Badge Registered Disabled .
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Twos more then one replied on 10/09/2021 20:33
trellis replied on 11/09/2021 14:41
Posted on 11/09/2021 14:41
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.
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DaveCyn replied on 11/09/2021 15:21
Posted on 11/09/2021 14:41 by trellisApologies 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.
JollyKernow replied on 11/09/2021 20:10
Posted on 10/09/2021 20:04 by KjellNNI 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.
tricia11 replied on 22/09/2021 21:22
KjellNN replied on 22/09/2021 22:27
Posted on 22/09/2021 22:27
Must be changed days, we have been to Gowerton, the very helpful warden had even set aside 2 pitches for us to choose from, and reminded us that we could still choose a different one if we wished.
I can only reiterate that we have always had a pitch reserved when we have requested it.
Twos more then one replied on 23/09/2021 17:25
Posted on 23/09/2021 17:25
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 ?
moulesy replied on 23/09/2021 17:31
Posted on 23/09/2021 17:31
"A question how does the Club verify a members claim, they are disabled ?"
Does it need saying that not all disabilities are visible? The club, if I always understood it when we were members, does not "verify" member's "claims" and nor should they (IMHO).
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JVB66 replied on 23/09/2021 17:39
Posted on 23/09/2021 17:25 by Twos more then oneI 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 ?
Tinwheeler replied on 23/09/2021 17:46
Posted on 23/09/2021 17:25 by Twos more then oneI 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 17:46
Even in the days of wardens issuing keys to the disabled facilities, they were not permitted to question the user's need. It would be an invasion of privacy.
As Moulsey said, not all disabilities are visible and, as one affected, I can tell you it can cause great upset and offence when aspersions are cast on the validity of a request, or of one's use of disabled facilities.
People shouldn't be so quick to question or judge!
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