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Vape Tax.. we all knew it was coming

I was gonna go into it but nope, cba'ed... I canny save everyone, I'm just a wee guy with non-working legs trapped in a wheelchair, you wanna discuss disability discrimination instead?
 
you wanna discuss disability discrimination instead?
I'd be delighted (wrong word tbh), I'm not in a wheelchair (yet) but have suffered first hand the discrimination you refer to. IE: we acknowledge your regular use of crutches to get around but you dont use them in the way required for you to meet the criteria for a disabled bus pass.

You will be eligible if​

You will be eligible if your disability has substantial and long term adverse effect on ability to walk for example:

  • you are unable to walk at all.
  • you can only get about by swinging through crutches (long term).
  • you are unable to walk more than 64 metres without severe discomfort.
  • it takes an excessive amount of time to walk a short distance. For example it takes 5 minutes to walk 100 metres.
  • the exertion required to walk would either
    • constitute a danger to your life
    • or would be likely to lead to serious deterioration in your health.

Not forgetting I'm severely deaf in one ear/ profoundly deaf in the other but I still don't qualify. (I'm 69db)...

Qualifying as profoundly or severely deaf​

Guidance from the Department for Transport states that hearing loss is measured in decibels across the normal hearing spectrum, as dB HL (Hearing Level). Hearing loss is usually graded as follows:

  • 25-39 dB HL: mild, cannot hear whispers.
  • 40-69 dB HL: moderate, cannot hear conversational speech.
  • 70-94 dB HL: severe, cannot hear shouting.
  • More than 95 dB HL: profound, cannot hear sounds that would be painful for a hearing person to listen to.

You will be eligible if​

  • your hearing loss is severe or profound, i.e. greater than 70 dB HL, in both ears

You will not be eligible

  • your hearing loss is mild or moderate, i.e. 69 dB HL or less, in your better ear
 
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