[stylist] Book about a deafblind guy

[helene ryles]

Originally Mobility has been extra money the government has given to
people with mobility problems like wheelchair users. Then it has
started being given to people who are deafblind, then they started to
make a case for the hearing blind to get it, but in getting it you
would have to undermind someone's ability. It's how the system works.
You tell them you can manage anything. That there is nothing you can
do that a sighted person can't then you wouldn't have a case. So Blind
oragisations have to make a case by concentrating what a person can't
do rather then what a person can do.

 Higher rate mobility is quite a lot more then lower rate mobility.

I found a few websites. Take care. They depart VERY much from the NFB
philosophies. It's more or less says I can't go out without a taxi,
that I struggle to navigate streets safely and my blindness means I
have more problems then someone in a wheelchair. I've just searched
google and what concerns me is there doesn't seem to be any oposition
to this from any blind groups in the UK.


http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/public_SCOTnews090226.hcsphttp://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk/news/campaign-to-tackle-the-unjust-exclusion-of-blind-people-from-the-higher-rate-mobility-component-of-disability-living-allowance,12,SNS.html
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2009-03-17c.836.0

Helene.



On 21/03/2009, Angela fowler <fowlers at syix.com> wrote:
> Helene, I'm curious, what is Higher Rate Mobility, and how does it differ
> from Middle Rate Mobility?
>
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> Let me know if you do. It will be good to meet up with likeminded blind
> people. I'm sure there are lots of independant blind people in UK. It's just
> that they don't have an organisation like NFB that is particularly active.
>
> Some of the RNIB campaigns include campaigning to get blind people higher
> rate mobility which should be there just for blind with aditional
> disablities, and people with mobility issues. Blind people already get
> middle rate mobility.  To get them higher mobility would involve playing
> down the ability of blind people since an independant blind person really
> doesn't NEED higher rate mobility. An Independant blind person needs a
> career, and if employers see blind people as needing too much help that will
> put spokes in their way to meaningful employment.
>
> Helene
>
> On 21/03/2009, LoriStay at aol.com <LoriStay at aol.com> wrote:
>> The info is old, but I'll try to contact him.
>> Lori
>> In a message dated 3/18/09 8:45:46 PM, dreamavdb at googlemail.com writes:
>>
>>
>>> Well I don't know about them. Here in England the organisations I
>>> know of are just for the blind, not of the blind like the NFB is. Ask
>>> the person what organisation they were talking about? It certainly
>>> can't be the RNIB because that's nothing like NFB. In fact they tend
>>> to spread misconceptions about blindness rather then correct them.
>>> I'm sure if there was a NFB type organisation in England, I'd know
>>> about it.
>>>
>>> Helene
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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