This entire country does absolutely everything to bend over backwards for drivers, unless you're disabled.

This is appalling that disabled people are still treated like this - for years, plus years since the Board's resignation in protest.

https://www.thejournal.ie/disabled-drivers-scheme-backlog-after-mass-board-resignation-6121654-Jul2023/

#Disability #Ableism #A11y #DisabledDriving #BlueBadge

This article, written before the results, is about the problems disabled people have had with the previous York City Council. Blue Badge parking had been banned from the city centre, initially to do with Covid social distancing. But the temporary ban was made permanent after police guidance to avoid terrorist attacks. This is, of course, incredibly silly. So, hopefully the new council will set things right.

#GoodNews #Disability #Access #BlueBadge #Parking #Equality

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-65413338

LCC emailed me at 9am to say #BlueBadge needs reapplying for; I’m not magically cured of being #Disabled and in need of it, it is exhausting how many disability related things bring admin with them n the expectancy of cure - stop it!

Don't you just love it when you park in a disabled space, with your blue badge, & because you listen to Rock music and don't dress like Jeremy Clarksons Dad, all the OAPs "tut" & shake thier heads at you in disgust.

It's a Disabled Parking Space not a Gammon Parking Zone. FFS.

"You don't look disabled!"

Well you don't look stupid, yet here we are!

#Disabilty #DisabilityAwareness #BlueBadge #DisabledParking #AngryGammons #DisabledFedi

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/09/twitter-elon-musk-blue-check-verification Wondering whether it might have been better to leave the verified blues, and create a new Twitter Gold level for paid subscribers. Otherwise, they have to switch all the blues to greys, and then the subscribers take over the blue base. #onthefly #bluebadge

#Twitter #BlueBadge email #scams – Don’t fall for them! https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2022/11/04/twitter-blue-badge-email-scams-dont-fall-for-them/

I really can not understand how #Musk can not understand the clear difference between "verified account" and "payed 8 bucks". 🤦‍♂️

@BigTLarrity@nicecrew.digital Or imagine you have some fame and someone else makes an account in your name and pretends to be you just to say horrible things and ruin your reputation or your business.
A verification, like a #blueBadge would be good, right?
Now imagine you have to pay for this even you don't care about twitter because people want to abuse your name to make profit. That'd be racketeering.

@BigTLarrity@nicecrew.digital The #BlueBadge in twitter had nothing to do with insecurity of the ego. It was there to guarantee that the person you are talking to is the person the account pretends.
Imagine your child is a big fan of a pop star and talks to an account claiming to be that person. I guess you would feel better to know that the person is really that pop star and not some groomer who wants nudes or to lure your kid to a shady place.