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Mobility

Mobility. Presentation by Isabel Chu 11.11.2009. Mobility. Wheelchairs and mobility aids Special transport Public transport Motoring incl. Blue Badge Scheme Benefits and concessions Useful resources and contacts. Getting equipment. Local councils legal requirement for disabled people

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Mobility

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  1. Mobility Presentation by Isabel Chu 11.11.2009

  2. Mobility • Wheelchairs and mobility aids • Special transport • Public transport • Motoring incl. Blue Badge Scheme • Benefits and concessions • Useful resources and contacts

  3. Getting equipment • Local councils legal requirement for disabled people • Practical help at home • Aids and equipment • Home adaptations • Providing meals • Help with telephone access • Help use educational and recreational facilities incl help with transport

  4. Wheelchairs and mobility aids • Walking aids • Provided through local hospital and social services department (Access Team) • Manual and powered chairs • Available though the NHS wheelchair service • Assessments carried out at NHS wheelchair centres, usually by OT, +/- rehab engineer • Scooters and buggies - are not supplied by the NHS • Buying privately: • Disability Living Foundation (DLF) www.dlf.org.uk • Other catalogues: • www.ableize.com • www.youreableshop.co.uk

  5. Mobility organisations for mobility aids • Disabled Living Centres • Led by DLC Council • Independent and impartial advice. Try out equipment. • www.dialability.org.uk • 35 Leopold Street, Oxford. Tel. 08456 251 251 • Mobility Centres • Can try out powered wheelchairs and scooters • Motability Scheme • National charity. Enables eligible persons get a car, powered wheelchair or scooter using mobility allowance • Available if receiving higher rate mobility component DLA or the War Pensioners Mobility Supplement • Use these benefits to pay - by contract hire or hire purchase • www.motability.co.uk

  6. Special Transport • Community Transport • Local councils and some voluntary groups • Dial a ride • Provide door to door, wheelchair accessible travel for disabled people. • Octabus (Oxfordshire Transport Accessible Bus Service) • Book in advance. Free/low-cost • Shopmobility • Hire out wheelchairs / scooters to anyone who needs it • May or may not be free. Book in advance

  7. Public Transport • Door to door website • Comprehensive transport information • Incl. travel by rail, air, sea • Incl. travel for shopping, work, school, hospital, holiday • www.dptac.gov.uk/door-to-door • Wheels within wheels • Guide to using a wheelchair on public transport • National Rail Enquiries

  8. Motoring • Forum of Mobility Centres • UK-wide network • Offers assessment and advice on adaptations to overcome physical problems with vehicle control, adaptations, wheelchair and scooter loading, driver/passenger access • www.mobility-centres.org.uk Tel: 0800 559 3636 • Locally: Regional Driving Assessment Centre (Birmingham-based) www.rdac.co.uk

  9. Blue Badge Scheme

  10. Blue Badge Scheme • Parking concessions • UK-wide • On-street parking only • Allows up to 3hrs parking on single/double lines • England & Wales (no time limit in Scotland) • Free parking for metered areas (unless stated)

  11. Blue Badge Scheme • Does not apply to: • Off-street car parks, private roads, most airports • Some central London areas. Variations in Wales, Scotland, NI • Blue Badge parking map • Exempt from London congestion charge (£10 one-off reg fee) • Apply for toll exemption • Reciprocal arrangements with some European countries • IAM motoring trust / AA downloadable leaflet

  12. Eligibilty for Blue Badge • Automatically eligible if >2yrs old and either: • Receive higher rate mobility component of DLA (>12mo) • Registered blind • Receive War Pensioner’s mobility supplement • Need further assessment (by local council) • >2yrs old • Permanent / substantial disability affecting walking • Severe disability in both arms affecting ability to use parking meter • Special rules < 2yrs old with special medical conditions • Parents of child who must always be accompanied by bulky medical equipment • Parents of a child who needs to be a near a vehicle at all times

  13. Applying for Blue Badge • www.direct.gov.uk • Local councils responsible for issuing BB parking permits • Oxfordshire County Council • www.oxfordshire.gov.uk • 7 page application form • £2 application fee, 2 photos • Send to Access Team • 2-4 wks to process application • Most issued for 3 years • Can be used as a driver or passenger

  14. Maps • Blue Badge Parking Map • Online map • www.bluebadge.direct.gov.uk • Gowrings Mobility UK Road Atlas • Priinted map £14.50 • BB Sat Nav • Tel 0845 608 8020 • www.gowringsmobility.co.uk

  15. Benefits and concessions • Only 2 directly linked to mobility • Disability Living Allowance • Care and mobility component • Higher rate mobility component £46.75 • Lower rate £17.75 • War Pensioners Mobility Supplement • Paid to a War Disablement Pensioner who is unable to walk due to a disablement, which has been assessed at 40% or more

  16. Benefits and Concessions • Direct Payments • Local council payments for people assessed as needing help from social/health services and who would like to arrange and pay for their own care • Disabled Persons Railcard • Senior Persons Railcardwww.senior-railcard.co.uk • Age > 60yrs • £24 a year, £65 for 3yrs

  17. Benefits and concessions • Buses • Aged > 60yrs or disabled eligible for free annual bus pass for off-peak travel • Coaches • National express - Half price tickets (30% discount peak times) • Air travel • No concessionary fare schemes for disabled people in the UK

  18. Useful contacts • www.direct.gov.uk • Oxfordshire County Council • www.oxfordshire.gov.uk • Access Team • PO Box 780, Oxford, OX1 9GX • Tel: 0845 050 7666 • OOH emergency no. 0800 833 408 • Email: access@oxfordshire.gov.uk

  19. Motoring contacts • Mobilise • Registered charity. Self-help org, promotes mobility. • Run by disabled people. • www.mobilise.info • Motability • National charity – helps with mobility needs • Directs / oversees motability scheme enabling disabled people get a car, powered wheelchair or scooter using mobility allowances • www.motability.co.uk

  20. More useful contacts • National Association for Bikers with a Disability (NABD) • nabd@nabd.org.uk • Ricability • National charity that researches products / services for older and disabled people • Free consumer reports on central heating controls, community alarms, digital TV, driving/car adaptations, wheelchairs • www.ricability.org.uk

  21. The End…..

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