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Disabled access blue badge A complete overhaul of the disabled badge application process has been suggested at a council meeting in Bracknell. Councillors from Bracknell Forest Council have been scrutinising the area’s disabled badge application process. Disabled badges, called Blue Badges, allow people with disabilities to park in disabled bays. The number of refusals and complaints prompted councillors to conduct a review of the Blue Badge process. As a result, councillors have recommended major changes to the process. The biggest change would be to the Blue Badge application form. Currently, the only application form available is that on the Gov.uk website. The review panel has suggested that the council’s Adult Social Care department make their own forms for applications in Bracknell Forest. ....
During a meeting of the council’s Wellbeing and Finance Overview and Scrutiny Panel, officers were grilled over what changes had been made and the status of its review. The review is taking place after a number of parents and carers of people with hidden disabilities had their applications for Blue Badges rejected. Ollie Sirrell, former Local Democracy Reporter for Bracknell Forest, was called as a witness, following his extensive contact with applicants for people with hidden disabilities who failed to acquire badges. Mr Sirrell revealed that out of 144 Blue Badge applications for those with hidden disabilities in Bracknell Forest between August 2019 and August 2020, only 50 were granted. 69 applications were refused, with the remaining 25 requests not completed or not decided. ....
Phoenix woman talks significance of World Hearing Day on March 3 Phoenix woman talks significance of World Hearing Day on March 3 A Phoenix woman lost a big portion of her hearing 19 years ago and is now advocating for those just like her with the Hearing Loss Association of America. PHOENIX - Wednesday is World Hearing Day, a day aimed to raise awareness and promote ear and hearing care. Melanie O’Rourke had normal hearing until 19 years ago, when she contracted meningitis. When I woke up from my coma, I was left with a profound hearing loss, she said. O’Rourke was 54 years old at the time and was adjusting to her new normal. O’Rourke has bilateral cochlear implants, which allow her to hear and understand speech. ....
Blue Badges are easier to obtain in Bracknell Forest if you have a physical impairment than a non-visible disability, new data reveals A BRACKNELL Forest resident has been handed a payout and an apology from the council following a row over a Blue Badge which caused him ‘frustration’ and ‘distress’. The authority twice refused an application for the parking permit from the man, who said says he experiences overwhelming psychological distress in places like car parks and shopping centres. Although the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) did not fault Bracknell Forest Council for its decision, it did slam the authority for its responses to the man, who complained to the watchdog following the authority’s handling of his requests. ....