Hi!
My brother, who lives in South Africa with his fiance(he lived in England for 5 years), is coming back to visit this Christmas.
His fiance is and has been disabled from the waist down for near a decade now.
The point is: we have requested a disabled badge for the duration of their stay, and we were rejected! According to the two different official organizations we spoke to, only people from within the EU, or people who have lived in the UK for 3 years can get the badges!
Unbelievable!
Isnt this against some laws!? Surely it is!
thanks
Matt
oh---Merry Christmas!
2007-12-12 06:07:03 · 4 answers · asked by Matthew B 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, it's legal. Residency status is not a protected characteristic.
Lots of things are only available to people who live in a country, not to visitors.
Richard
2007-12-12 06:13:34 · answer #1 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see how it amounts to discrimination.
Against who - people who are not resident in the UK or EU? A benefit which is available to 300m people (theoretically), does not strike me as being that discriminatory.
Using the same same logic she presumably ought to be entitled to social security benefit, council accomodation and free prescriptions for the duration of her stay.
Why is it "unbelievable"?
She's here on holiday and is not entitled to free parking? Is there no end to the oppression of the State?
Get a grip, man.
2007-12-12 07:50:49 · answer #2 · answered by JZD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Would a British disabled person automatically receive such a badge on entry to South Africa?
2007-12-12 06:15:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ahh yes the California version of the Ku Klux Klan
2016-05-23 05:59:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋