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Airline insistence on Window seating
Having booked an aisle seat with an airline, I was informed that disabled people must sit by the window. Apart from the enormous discomfort in getting me into the seat, I have idea how I’ll get out, especially to the bathroom. Does anyone know if I have any rights in the matter?
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Premier Inn
Hi, my wife and I are currently staying in what we think is the world's worst Premier Inn! It is near Heathrow Airport, and we booked an accessible room with an adapted bathroom. Trouble is that it has not been updated in years, and the bath is not accessible to us given the vast number of grab rails they have placed in…
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Clothes protectors for adults
My (adult) friend who has CP and learning disabilities has a life-long issue with drooling. Surgery, medication and patches have not helped much. Now in his fifties the neckerchief style of clothes protector isn’t sufficient to keep his shirts dry, so he has started to wear an apron / mealtime clothes protector when out…
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Which rollators are avaliable on NHS?
Hi, I'm new to this forum, I hoped someone could help me with a particular query! I would like a rollator, as it would help me to have a place to sit down when I'm out. I particularly want one that folds up small. I have seen some online that fold into rectangle, the handles/wheels fold together and then you can bend the…
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Hi, my name is bassett! First time scooter owner
First time scooter owner, and already confused as to why no service manual is readily available. So I will probably be calling for help in the future. got a Green Power unique 500, any info on this would be welcome cheers
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Getting a mobility scooter...Where do I start?
Hello fellow posters, Be so grateful for your advice. I've been thinking for years to get a mobility scooter, but feel very stuck!! `I think it's a combination of the mental barrier of using one, and also practicalities. To explain: I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome ( unstable joints) and also neuropathy in my feet which has…
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Hi, my name is Ste456! Power pack is too dear to buy for my daughter's wheelchair
I miss m looking to get my daughter a powerpack for her wheelchair but it’s to dear to pay for does anybody know we’re I can get help from
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Best mobility scooter insurance?
Hi I have just got my first mobility scooter. I am over the moon! My question is who are the best insurers for scooters?
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Light Bulbs For Light Sensitivity
Any recommendations for the type, wattage, colour, placement etc for light bulbs that are easiest on the eyes now that the nights are pulling in again? I find focussing on screens in artificial light pretty much impossible now, and just watch TV on an 'energy saving' brightness setting with all the lights off between dusk…
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Hi, my name is csmpaul! I've been a motability customer since 2008
I've been a motability customer since August 2008
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Beware of nissan
If like me you ordered your car from nissan before April you may not be getting the car you ordered, In February we looked at a 71 plate qashqai n connecta and the spec of the car was perfect for us and we were told it should be delivered first week of June. What nissan didn't tell us or the dealership was that the spec of…
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Account with Local Authority
From what I read on Headways website - everyone is entitled to a Personal Financial Account with adult services in the LA ?I never had any REHAB after a TBI in 1990 - I was just patched up and, when I came around from my coma, was sent home - where I lived on my own.........I am unsure even if my LA are aware of me -…
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discretionary housing payment question
hi quick question about discretionary housing payment if my rent is lets say £800 but i only get £600 from UC for housing, will discretionary housing payment cover this in full? or will i have to make up the rest myself? is there a cut off point? do i have to give back the money eventually? i ask because i've found…
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Orthopaedic adjustable beds
Hi everyone I've been looking into buying an adjustable bed with soft mattress, I have fibromyalgia and most of the pain is centred in my back and neck, I also have a prolapsed disc and arthritis in my spine, I've tried memory foam mattress toppers and bed raisers to no avail does any one know where I could possibly buy…
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I have severe plantar fasciitus, which affects how far I can walk. Can I get any help for this?
I have severe plantar fasciitus, which affects how far I can walk nearly every day. Can I get any help with this.
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Learning to walk again after decompression surgery
Hi ive got cervical stenosis with severe myelopathy which basically means my spinal cord was 90% trapped causing major mobility problems and I was in a wheelchair for about 2 years , I had decompression surgery and I'm now learning to walk again as the damage is so bad, it's quite rare at my age (52) I will always have…
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Bariatric mobility aids abroad
Bariatric mobility scooter Hello. I’m going to DIsneyland Paris for one day at the start of a holiday in Paris. I have mobility issues but don’t generally use a chair or anything. I’m worried that I won’t manage DLP or that if I do it’ll wreck me for the rest of the trip. I know the park does scooter rentals, but it’s…
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New Council Property and Partner Moving In?
Hi all, I’m just wondering if anyone can offer advice on this for me please. I’m currently in privately rented accommodation and have been on a council housing waiting list for approximately three years. The council in question is not the district I live in currently, but they allowed me on their list as I have a local…
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Hi. Is it possible for me to get a grant to reconfigure the kitchen to make it more accessible?
I have spondyloarthropathy, Fibromyalgia and Crohn's Disease, these conditions make it difficult to use my kitchen the way it is as it is near on impossible for me to get cookware etc out of the cupboards. It also has no radiator in which l need as the cold makes my condition worse and our kitchen is freezing more or less…
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Council Tax Discount
I am now (or shortly will be) receiving enhanced PIP I have been looking at other benefits linked to this and have found a possible entitlement to a council tax discount However - my local council are unclear as to thisTheir website implies that this is discount based on banding and lowering the band by one for certain…
