QUICK!! if you have disabled kids and was going to a farm where the carer goes in free

[SparklyGothKat]

how do you prove it?? DS will be in his wheelchair, so thats easy but DD1 will be walking. quick!!

Wont you have to pay for dd?

no, misdee is coming so she will be dd1's carer as she only has her 2 year old and she goes in free anyway...

dd1 ha cerebral palsy too and ADHD, but is mobile

take a DLA letter or something like that?

can't find anything, have found the carer allowence letter, will that do?

Yeh i would think it will do. Bit harsh if they turn you away.

Have you tried ringing the farm?

just tell them

what are they going to do?

'oh no they're not disabled' - what kind of a row would that cause?

if you've got a child in a wheelchair I think you know enough about disability to know what it is. If they ask be specific about what the needs are.

Be VERY affronted if they challenge you. Be utterly utterly appalled and ballbreaking.

That's my take on it anyway. Why the hell should you have to prove it? Will they want to do some kind of fine and gross motor function test? Is there a chart?

where are you going sgk?

i have never had to prove it as dd is in a wheelchair. fingers crossed you won;t be asked to

DLA form was what we took to the zoo, not that anyone asked!. I think they may have thought we meant DS3 though, didnt occur to us to ask for him

I mean, no DX doesn't mean not disabled does it? But we never think to include him in these things.

Need to speak to SS and get him on register ASAP methinks.

they never questioned us!! costs us £20 for 6 of us. It was willow farm Lou. They have put the prices up for the holidays so should have costs us a lot more.

dont know that place, was it good?

yes, busy tho. Kids fed the sheep and the pony. They then held a gineapig (sp?) and rabbit in the petting farm. They watched the sheepdogs at work. And played in the park. It was a lovely day

i went and bought a new laundry basket and clered the blockage in my drain

kids had chucked a sock in it, it was backing up

man it was stinking and full of black sludge

LOL Lou- typically dh's shift pattern falls so his work week starts today- and as I cant yet drive the new car (p[ossibly never, eyes not so good now) and we live miles from anywher.... oh what an exciting Easter

i bought a new spatula as well

See i think thats exciting- DH is looking for a new spatula (for the camping gril thing I gave him for his birthday) but hasn't found one he likes yet

I was chuffed to find I didnt need a new broom, there was one in the shed.

Oh peachy, gedda life girl!

was 99p in robert dyas

Ah we have nowt so fancy here it ahs to be strong, yet no chance of it scratching the cooker. Saaaad.

pmsl!!! Love the day you two have had

my day is rocking

i havent tried the spatula yet but i am quivering in anticipation of when i do

bf just called me from the airport too

Oh Lou

It'll get better, or at least tou will learn to accept it in time. Either way it won't hurt like this forever.

Carer letter should be fine,

I am working for the summer at an attraction where carers get in free. Car pulled up and the gentleman showed me a pass and said I am a carer. I asked politly if he had anything sort of Id or card. He got very irate about it all saying why should he have ID to prove he is a carer, I said I wasn't sure who the pass was for and who he was caring for (still being as polite as possible). He ranted about his wife using a wheelchair , I said sorry but I couldn't tell that when they were in the car, I spotted the blue badge on the car and I said something like that was fine, he was still shouting and said that isn't his Id.

I understand he perhaps didn't like being questioned, but I was trying to be as helpful as possible and tried to explain that the blue badge showed someone was registered disabled and that of course he as the carer of that person was free but when thay are all sitting in the car I do have to ask as I can't tell.

Sorry I felt the need to explain although he won't read this.