Blue Badges

Totally off topic but I thought this may be useful:

Blue Badge Criteria. If you feel this is relatable to your child or yourself, it may be worth applying:

The Blue Badge (Disabled Persons) Parking Scheme is a national scheme – administered by local authorities – that allows disabled people in England to maintain their independence by enabling them to park as close as possible to their destination.

A badge can be awarded to any individual who has an enduring and substantial disability which causes them to:

• Be unable to walk;

• Experience very considerable difficulty whilst walking, which may include very considerable psychological distress, and / or;

• Be at risk of serious harm when walking; or pose, when walking, a risk of serious harm to any other person.

The term ‘enduring’ is defined as any disability that is not expected to improve within the next 3 years (the life of a Blue Badge) to an extent that would mean the individual no longer qualifies as based on the criteria above. When considering an individual’s eligibility for a Blue Badge, local authorities in England holistically consider the impact that both physical and non-physical ('hidden') disabilities have upon an individual when they are walking during the course of a journey.

In all cases, to award a badge, local authorities must be able to satisfy themselves that a badge would enable the applicant to undertake a journey that would not have otherwise been possible, or only possible with very considerable difficulty.

A local authority should only award a badge if they are satisfied that the individual meets the Scheme criteria.