I have just received an amazing letter from the Council refusing our Blue Badge Application on the basis that my wife quote.....
'does not meet the Non-Visible (hidden) criteria that would qualify you to receive a Blue Badge'. Dept for Transport guidance states that where the presence of someone, supporting the applicant, negates the risk and reduces or prevents any psychological distress, then the person is unlikely to qualify for a Blue Badge' end quote.
My wife's Dementia was first noticed in 2012 and diagnosed in 2014. During an aggressive bout in 2017 she had to get emergency medical treatment to calm her. Her day care centre stopped collecting her for health and safety reasons as she would try to undo her seat-belt. She does the same when I am driving and even tries to open the door so I have to use child locks.
She cannot converse with me so cannot understand any instruction. I cannot leave her for a moment or she will wander off immediately. Trying to get a ticket from a parking meter with one hand while my wife is stepping over shadows is not easy.
It appears that the change in rules to include people with severe Alzheimer's and some other hidden mental disabilities is in fact just lip service. Anyone with severe Alzheimer's like my wife will always be accompanied thus instantly disqualified from getting a Blue Badge.
The Dept of Transport instead of helping those with Alzheimers have sadly let us all down.
'does not meet the Non-Visible (hidden) criteria that would qualify you to receive a Blue Badge'. Dept for Transport guidance states that where the presence of someone, supporting the applicant, negates the risk and reduces or prevents any psychological distress, then the person is unlikely to qualify for a Blue Badge' end quote.
My wife's Dementia was first noticed in 2012 and diagnosed in 2014. During an aggressive bout in 2017 she had to get emergency medical treatment to calm her. Her day care centre stopped collecting her for health and safety reasons as she would try to undo her seat-belt. She does the same when I am driving and even tries to open the door so I have to use child locks.
She cannot converse with me so cannot understand any instruction. I cannot leave her for a moment or she will wander off immediately. Trying to get a ticket from a parking meter with one hand while my wife is stepping over shadows is not easy.
It appears that the change in rules to include people with severe Alzheimer's and some other hidden mental disabilities is in fact just lip service. Anyone with severe Alzheimer's like my wife will always be accompanied thus instantly disqualified from getting a Blue Badge.
The Dept of Transport instead of helping those with Alzheimers have sadly let us all down.
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