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[Carmen Elizabeth]

Personally, I think if we all work so hard to be looked at as normal people, why would we want to be charged a different price? Isn't that just setting us apart? Prices are whatever...

On the other hand, if the park wasn't accessible, I can understand a discount. Some places are really unbelievable. I don't mean to disagree with the whole discount thing...but that's just my opinion.

You must be this tall to ride,
Carmen

[bubbleandsqueak]

i don't know why we would get discounts? i've never got any. if any thing i tell them i'm in a wheel chair and all i get is a run around or higher price. and things like wheel chairs and things that we NEED are priced really high.

[Lucky]

Carmen Elizabeth, on Apr 17 2006, 02:41 PM, said:

Personally, I think if we all work so hard to be looked at as normal people, why would we want to be charged a different price?

Yes.... I see what you are saying here... however, seeing that I've gone from earning over £3000 / month, to having to watch every penny I spend... Wether its O.A.P's getting money off because they get a pension, or disabled getting money off because they can no longer work and claim disability... I'm all for a little conssesion and being treated the same... or am I being greedy ?

All the best.

[russ1]

Concessions for disabled should be available where not all of a facility is available - ie in a theme park are all rides avalable to wheelchair users? in a cinema or stadium can I choose where to sit or is choice of seating limited to less desirable seats in the front? If a service provider is truly treating us in a manner no worse than an AB then we should be prepared to pay the same, however while there are restrictions in the availability of the service then a concession is appropriate.

The problem comes with defining disabled - is someone who sits in a wheelchair disabled? how do you prove it? We all know just how many blue badges are out there often given to people with a slight limp - so do service providers have to give concessions to every one claiming to be disabled? - everyone with a blue badge? anyone who can get their hands on their grandma wheelchair? Personally I don't want to go back to being a 'registered' disabled person (I'm injured too recently to have ever been).

Anyway we get free bus transport now - thanks Gordon, can you now get them all wheelchair accessable and provide more than 3 a day to my rural location?

[jane]

Just got back from a weekend in York. - Jorvik centre i had to pay but my 'carer' didn't so my husband got in free.

However, when we went to Castle Museum I was told i could only access the ground floor not the othert 2 floors but they wouldn't charge me - (but would my husband and kids even though they wouldn't be going anywere else and leaving me sat like a lemon in the entrance - even the cafe was unaccessable). After I pointed out that this seemed unfair they let us all in free (which is just as well as not a lot on ground floor)


everwhere else was either free or same price but i could use all facilities.

I agree with Russ on his point Concessions for disabled should be available where not all of a facility is available - ie in a theme park are all rides avalable to wheelchair users? in a cinema or stadium can I choose where to sit or is choice of seating limited to less desirable seats in the front? If a service provider is truly treating us in a manner no worse than an AB then we should be prepared to pay the same, however while there are restrictions in the availability of the service then a concession is appropriate

Jane