Publicly unacceptable opinions

CowGoesMoo100 wrote: »

I just think the term "disability" is being watered down hugely. I'd like to think that each case or claim is analysed on its individual merits but I'm struggling to see this. I know people on DA and they are literally taking the piss. 200 quid a week in their hand on top of their regular jobs. So they're able to work no problem but are still somehow in need of a hand-out at the same time? How does that work?

I presume that you're totally ignorant about the well-established 'costs of disability' - the additional costs that people with disablities incur just to live. This could involve specialised clothing, assistive technology devices, or even something simple like the cost of nappies, which are very substantial for an incontinent adult. Check it out and let us know who exactly is 'taking the piss', beyond the nappies that is;


https://www.rte.ie/eile/brainstorm/2017/1129/923751-the-hidden-cost-of-disability/

CowGoesMoo100 wrote: »

Well the cases I'm referring to are most certainly not people claiming because of being overweight but other ridiculous reasons. This may be a short-sighted view but if you're collecting a full time wage you should not be entitled to DA. You've proved that you aren't reliant on DA by working full time. It serves no purpose. Only those who literally are incapable of working should be entitled to it. Enabling people only results in more laziness and scrounging.

You didn't possibly think of checking out the actual conditions of Disability Allowance before you went accusing people of 'laziness and scrounging'?


http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_and_work/disability_payments_and_work.html

Disability Allowance: all earnings from rehabilitative work over €350 are assessed as income and your entitlement to Disability Allowance will be reduced in line with the appropriate reduced rates of payment for Disability Allowance. If you have no other means, the maximum amount you can earn is €432.50 and still keep an entitlement to the minimum personal payment of €3 (from 28 March 2018).

So if you're earning working full-time and earning anything slightly over minimum wage, you get next to nothing on DA.

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

Despite what I said earlier you have a limited point - being overweight is classed as a disability in the UK (I can't say I've heard of cases here) and as a big girl myself I find it abhorrent that others consider this a reason not to work.

No, it's not. Extreme cases of obesity that have substantial, long-term impacts may be considered a disability in some areas;


https://www.xperthr.co.uk/faq/is-obesity-a-disability-under-the-equality-act-2010/153953/

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

I'd say they should be on a case by case basis - I've students I look after with autism and ADD/ADHD and they prefer parking on a higher level away from the crowds - parking next door would not be for them.

Yet there are others who will need to be next door.

Absolutely some emotional and psychological conditions should be covered.

They ARE done on a case-by-case basis. Any application for a disabled parking pass involves GP confirmation of the medical need, on a case-by-case basis.

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

Never understood why a disabled car in the Motability scheme in the UK covers epilepsy.

My uncle had a seizure driving and crashed, once diagnosed his licence was pulled. I thought that the norm ?

No norm - it's done on a 'case by case' basis again, with medical assessment of individual circumstance. And just for the record, having epilepsy does not create an automatic entitlement to a Motability vehicle. It's that old 'case by case' basis again, where if the impact of the disability on the person is substantial, they may well qualify. And Motability vehicles are not necessarily driven by the person with a disability. They may well be driven by a personal assistant or a family member, for the benefit of the person with a disability.

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Also that people need to accept responsibility for their actions. You are always to blame for the things you do. You weren't led astray, coerced, fell in with a bad crowd, had a tough life, too drunk to know better or any of the bullshít excuses people come up with, usually when you've been caught doing something you know damn well you shouldn't have been doing! You done it - your fault end of story!

So just to be clear, the prevalence of heroin/opiate addiction in working class areas is all down to people making bad choices?