At the last meeting of Fibromyalgia Friends Together, we spoke about how to apply for a Blue Badge for disabled parking. We covered who automatically gets a badge, and who might be eligible for one, and other discounts and grants that might be available. A copy of the presentation is below.
For info, if you are not automatically entitled to a Blue Badge, then you may be eligible if one or more of the following applies to you: (You can find out more at: www.gov.uk/apply-blue-badge
- you cannot walk at all
- you cannot walk without help from someone else or using mobility aids
- you find walking very difficult due to pain, breathlessness or the time it takes
- walking is dangerous to your health and safety
- you have a terminal illness, which means you cannot walk or find walking very difficult and have a DS1500 form
- you have a severe disability in both arms and drive regularly, but cannot operate pay-and-display parking machines
- you have a child under the age of 3 with a medical condition that means the child always needs to be accompanied by bulky medical equipment
- you have a child under the age of 3 with a medical condition that means the child must always be kept near a vehicle in case they need emergency medical treatment
- you are constantly a significant risk to yourself or others near vehicles, in traffic or in car parks
- you struggle severely to plan or follow a journey
- you find it difficult or impossible to control your actions and lack awareness of the impact you could have on others
- you regularly have intense and overwhelming responses to situations causing temporary loss of behavioural control
- you frequently become extremely anxious or fearful of public/open spaces