Living with learning disabilities in a cashless society

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Louc
Louc Online Community Member Posts: 13 Contributor
edited November 2020 in People power
I am a trustee of a parent carer forum and we are looking to write up an article on how the covid 19 pandemic has speeded up the journey towards a cashless society and how this is likely affecting people with learning disabilities and other disabilities. We would not make any reference to named individuals, we are just interested to hear of people's experiences and any life hacks to offer parents of young people with LD. Thank you.

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    HI,

    My daughter has a learning disability and counting money for her is a nightmare. She uses her hands to count numbers but when in shops this isn't possible. Although she's almost 20 she still struggles with this. For this reason when she's out shopping i must be honest, cash payments for her would be impossible. Cash payments in my opinion are so much better than cash, especially for those that struggle.
  • Cher_Alumni
    Cher_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,714 Championing
    edited November 2020
    Hi @Louc This sounds like an increasingly relevant subject to speak about.  I'm looking forward to reading the article if you could share it with us when it's done?

    Also, could you send us a little email to community@scope.org.uk so we can clarify how you will use our members comments?  We just need to make sure any details/data are kept safe.

    Many thanks :)
  • hejyork
    hejyork Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
    Hi,

    Did you end up writing the article? I'd be interested in reading it. I'm part of York Disability Rights Forum and some of our members are being really impacted by the cashless approach. I actually ended up writing a blog post of my own about it and it looks like it's disproportiately affecting marginalised groups eg disabled people, older people, people from a BAME background...

    Thanks

    https://ydrf.org.uk/2021/11/30/a-cashless-society-good-for-everyone/

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