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Getting my sight reassessed
Just thought I'd let you know how I'm getting on as things have moved on a little since I last blogged about still waiting for the call about the DLA.
What you need to know about the DLA higher rate mobility component for severe visual impairment
The right of the most severely sight impaired people under the age of 65 to be able to claim the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance is about to become law. This has not been affected by the recently announced benefit cuts. The change will take effect from 11 April 2011. It is the direct result of a concerted campaign by the RNIB supported by Action for Blind People, other charities and many individuals.
Coping with sight loss: the grieving process revisited
When I registered blind in 2008, I made the decision to embrace my loss and come to terms with the eventuality of losing all useful vision. And so began the grieving process. I went to some pretty grim places in my soul, but when I reached acceptance, I realised that I had never been angry, which is unusual as it is supposed to be a key stage of the grieving process.
Disclosing a disability when the time is right
I have been loathe to disclose something that is not exactly a secret to those that know me, but conversely is not something that I get on the rooftops and shout about in the way I do about sight loss and human rights. When I first started writing, doing advocacy work and public speaking, I simply felt that disclosure would confuse matters and dilute my message of hope, and that was not something that I was willing to risk.
Debunking a few myths about what it means to be registered blind
I am really not trying to be flippant and I don't want to seem to be riding rough shot over an issue as important as what it means to be registered blind, but I think I have just had my fill with the barrage of ill-considered questions about my eyesight and have decided its time to do some myth debunking, but because the inspiration for doing such a thing has been driven solely by people who ask questions about it when they have clearly not consulted even a single brain cell, I am apologising in advance if any tinges of sarcasm seep through.
Finding a great optician has been a life changing experience for this visually challenged girl
It is just one of those things that most people don’t get. If I am blind, why the heck do I wear glasses? Well, since only 3% of those registered blind in the UK have no vision at all, the rest of us do have some useful vision. As the Retinitis Pigmentosa only affects the back of my eyes, at the front, the lens has always required correction and, using glasses or contact lenses does improve the useful vision that I’ve got.
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