I feel I am being treated unfairly with the bursary office in my college. They are not accepting my conditions as a reason for being off. Or giving me certain accesses to lifts etc. As I would need to have a blue badge.
I handed in the forms in September and currently all my info apparently has been sitting on someone's desk for the last two weeks. I want to complain but feel it would only make things worse. Finding it difficult as it is never mind the stress of money worries! It's affected my health. I wondered if I could apply for a blue badge as proof?
Of course M.E. is a recognised disability. Having said that it is often misunderstood and a burser may well not understand. Have you submitted medical info with your application? That should help if you have medical staff agreeing with your requests.
Not sure if you are a student or staff. But speak to tutor or manager to gain their support and assistance.
Hope you get it sorted soon
Ps obtaining a blue badge can be VERY difficult unless you are on high rate mobility.
Sorry I'm just recently diagnosed a week ago still finding out all the info. Apologies if me asking that caused any offence.
I'm a student, I did pay for a doctors letter it didn't have a great deal of detail it only listed conditions. The way they see it is if you don't have a blue badge it doesn't enable you access to adapted toilets and lifts. It is infuriating! I may see if my doctor can back me up though I had got the letter from another doctor as he was the last person I'd seen wig an emergency appointment.
It can be difficult to get some people to understand I did submit my own letter of support I thought I would try to explain it to them . so fingers crossed that helps.
Thanks for your reply