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We are encouraged by the latest news on the Blue Badge scheme today, and wonder if this will include people with Epilepsy.?
I have enquired before for my husband and was turned down. I tried to explain that post seizure he could not walk for several minutes, due to the effects of a seizure; namely; disorientation, partial temporary paralysis and muscle weakness, followed by severe lethargy and exhaustion. If my husband is also unwell the effects are dramatic and serious. For example he has just recovered from Norovirus, which struck him very quickly, and within minutes he was on the floor, seizure starting, and unable to see at all, due to his Focal Epilepsy. I had to guide him to the bathroom, and our car Urgently, to get him home.
He was awarded 10 points for mobility on the PIP, requiring assistance of a person, assistance dog, or aid to get around.
Comments
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I thought people with uncontrolled epilepsy already could get a blue badge?
Something about needing to be near a vehicle for medical treatment or something similar. -
Hi @stargazer, fingers crossed! You can find more information about the story on this website, however I imagine more details will emerge within the next few months, as things get put into place.
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@stargazer
As your husband has 10 points PIP mobility, as long as at least 8 of these are for getting around, then he is automatically entitled to a Blue Badge. -
Blue badge rules vary from council to council. The only thing you can do is to go armed with as much information as possible and keep trying.
TK
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