David
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Post by David on Jul 25, 2013 15:17:04 GMT
MH problems are often viewed by local Councils as disabilities..
I always ask for a disabled discount and recently went to London I saved about £50 - Tower Bridge = free if you are disabled. Always ask.
I get prime seating at my football club Plymouth Argyle - Disabled
Bus pass I travel anywhere in England free
I get £10 a month reduction in my (posh) health club dues
At an airport if you let the carrier know in advance someone will come to pick you up on a golf cart at the train station - Heathrow and Gatwick - They also meet you on returning to England. This is really a good service if you are agoraphobic and get rewound up in those cavernous airports.
On a 'plane you can get into Club Class if you are suffering because of the chaos in economy
On a train? Ask the ticket collector if he/she can help as you are not well. If you whisper it's an MH problem you will get probably get moved to a quieter first class.
Disney give disabled discounts too plus you can get up front of long lines.
I have had only one "funny look" - I could tell the person was thinking "...he doesn't look disabled...." They aren't allowed to ask though
Hope this helps
David
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Post by Bex on Jul 26, 2013 8:50:55 GMT
I'm intrigued by the airport/plane thing. I am desperate to go on holiday with Jake, but I'm absolutely petrified of being at an airport or sitting on a plane full of people. I called up a few of the airlines and they basically said that there was nothing they could do, as I'd still have to go through the process of queuing up and checking in.
Do you know what the best thing to say to them is? I explained I had agoraphobia and one woman laughed at me and said "There's no spiders on a plane!" I was like...uhhh, what? Another person said that things like that are reserved for those with 'actual disabilities'. Eeek! So any ideas or do I just wait until I get to the airport and panic, surely then they'll move me somewhere quiet?!
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David
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Post by David on Jul 26, 2013 11:42:15 GMT
Hi Bex - I never tell them what my disability is. It is discrimination if they ask. They can process you fast at the terminal... All they have to do is put you through with the club class people.
If you're feeling crap on the plane let them know. Wearing an eye mask and listening to your iPod also works.
I've done all this before and will do again in September.
I had one of my worse mixed states in Fornebu Airport, Oslo.
I was booked by a nightclub for three months and just left all my Norwegian friends in Tromso - I was in such a state I got on a plane to Heathrow - This all really fucked up my life at that time.
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