Disability CHAT/HELP Thread

I scored 4 points on care and 0 on mobility. I had it looked at again and got 11 on care and 12 on mobility. Utterly ridiculous. I'm now in the rubbish situation that my needs have changed. They tell you to inform them if your needs have changed; but there's a chance I could lose the lot.

She even went as far to say my GP and ENT doctor are both lying. Neither have any reason to lie.

Is 15 points in order to continue to claim right? It's like you have to be literally dead to claim benefits. They're absurd that they think actual health professionals have a reason to lie. But these people are from a private company hired by the Conservatives.

8 for standard and 12 for enhanced. So, if they'd given me one more point, I would have got enhanced care.

I was supposedly interviewed by a nurse. She asked me what Hyperacusis was.

I complained to Atos who told me she has no reason to lie and she didn't. She couldn't get her lies straight...

What a weird and random question. I remembered I was asked if I was left or right handed. I was thinking they're going to discriminate on a dominant hand?

I think the most absurd one was: "Are you generally aware of your surroundings?"...

Audiology told me I can't have hearing problems because I have sight problems. Erm, what? Both are possible together.

APD won't be picked up on the normal hearing tests. But I had one done involving voices and background noise - you repeat what the voices say. But as the tests go on, the background noise increases. And that's my problem.

I am so pleased that this thread is so busy

My uni would consider me disabled but I don't view myself as disabled. I don't feel my conditions are severe enough to be considered disabled; people have it a lot worse than me so I didn't sign up for DSA.

I live in Toronto and was told by a friend who's a lawyer that less than half of the money put aside for disabilities each year is claimed. At least in our jurisdiction. That was also true of the student grants here which is why the feds changed the whole thing because people were applying for the loans but not the free money. Now, if you apply for student loans, they automatically consider you for the grants. In terms of disabilities, people aren't registering. The only way to automate it would be a serious infringement on peoples medical records.

I haven't signed up for everything, but I have applied for things that will contribute significantly to helping me through school. I don't need help with income, we have money coming in and I'm glad to be in that position at least. But help with things like tutors, someone to help me organize, a laptop that can handle the software I've been given, etc... these are things that I can use.

There will ALWAYS be people who have it worse. A better question is what will level the playing field? People without your disability are unlikely to need hospital time and miss deadlines because of it. I don't think anyone is advocating to get ahead of anyone else. But getting a fair run at your eduation isn't too much to ask.

I appreciate the memes.

My uni would consider me disabled but I don't view myself as disabled. I don't feel my conditions are severe enough to be considered disabled; people have it a lot worse than me so I didn't sign up for DSA.

Very good points and I didn't know that not many people register for the support. I read the university has like a pot of money, so I thought that the money should be spent on those who may need a lot of support and adjustments to allow them to study.

I was thinking about my appointments as well, I go to a few pretty often (got one next week actually), but they only take up a 1-3 hours of my day, kind of like my job so it wouldn't be too difficult to work around.

I can apply later on in my study though if I wish and if I feel it may benefit me, so I may do that. However, I feel that my tutor being aware of my conditions would be the most helpful for me. They may even encourage me to apply for DSA!

Because I am (partially) deaf from birth, I don't understand how deaf actually am, because I don't know any different. I am guessing you are in a similar sort of way of thinking?

It's like that with my vision. Minus going colourblind as a teenager, (I'm hoping it's finally stopped getting worse, although, I've heard that some people with my condition go completely colourblind) it's what I've always seen.

I've never heard of going completely colour-blind. It's a genetic condition so biologically, it shouldn't get worse?

Thanks.
I don't normally think of myself as disabled. I don't every day think "oh what if I could hear properly". It all depends on the person and their perception of their own condition(s).

My advice would always to be apply.

Because I am (partially) deaf from birth, I don't understand how deaf actually am, because I don't know any different. I am guessing you are in a similar sort of way of thinking?

Mine is to do with the problems I've got with my eyes, rather than being a genetic problem.