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<blockquote data-quote="TheWeasel" data-source="post: 148794" data-attributes="member: 23873"><p>Jimmy,</p><p>At first glance I was going to simply reply that you don’t need a queue-dodgers band, or a letter, you just need a pack of glucose tabs, a BG tester, a hat and a bit of patience, like the rest of us have to make do with. </p><p></p><p>Then again, you didn’t mention how serious your Diabetes is but bearing in mind you possess a letter from your doctor …we must assume this genuinely reflects an inability to control your Diabetes to the point where waiting in a queue would be a real risk for you. </p><p></p><p>Such a restriction must be awful. Presumably you don’t have a DVLA licence, as waving a letter at a queue of traffic would be ineffective. But then, queuing for a bus or train must also present a similar risk too.</p><p></p><p>This may explain why, after what must have been a considerable effort just getting to CWA, you hoped for a ‘ruddy good time’. </p><p></p><p>You say CWA are way off the mark when it comes to defining disability. </p><p>Well….this is it, from the front end of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act </p><p> 1 Meaning of “disability” and “disabled person” </p><p>(1) Subject to the provisions of Schedule 1, a person has a disability for the purposes of this Act if he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. </p><p></p><p>Normal day to day activity = queuing…….so in your own specific case against CWA, it’s one nil to you. </p><p>Thankfully the majority of us type 1’s are able to carry out normal day to day activities 99.99% of the time so are NOT classed as disabled. However, we do suffer some really severe discrimination which can actually induce loss of Diabetic control, as well as many other life-changing problems. </p><p>The DDA is supposed to cover us, and I’ve considered using it, but it looks like the ideal tool to help me talk myself out of my job so I just have to suffer ! </p><p></p><p>Hope you improve control to a point where you can chuck the Doc's letter away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheWeasel, post: 148794, member: 23873"] Jimmy, At first glance I was going to simply reply that you don’t need a queue-dodgers band, or a letter, you just need a pack of glucose tabs, a BG tester, a hat and a bit of patience, like the rest of us have to make do with. Then again, you didn’t mention how serious your Diabetes is but bearing in mind you possess a letter from your doctor …we must assume this genuinely reflects an inability to control your Diabetes to the point where waiting in a queue would be a real risk for you. Such a restriction must be awful. Presumably you don’t have a DVLA licence, as waving a letter at a queue of traffic would be ineffective. But then, queuing for a bus or train must also present a similar risk too. This may explain why, after what must have been a considerable effort just getting to CWA, you hoped for a ‘ruddy good time’. You say CWA are way off the mark when it comes to defining disability. Well….this is it, from the front end of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act 1 Meaning of “disability” and “disabled person” (1) Subject to the provisions of Schedule 1, a person has a disability for the purposes of this Act if he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Normal day to day activity = queuing…….so in your own specific case against CWA, it’s one nil to you. Thankfully the majority of us type 1’s are able to carry out normal day to day activities 99.99% of the time so are NOT classed as disabled. However, we do suffer some really severe discrimination which can actually induce loss of Diabetic control, as well as many other life-changing problems. The DDA is supposed to cover us, and I’ve considered using it, but it looks like the ideal tool to help me talk myself out of my job so I just have to suffer ! Hope you improve control to a point where you can chuck the Doc's letter away. [/QUOTE]
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