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More anti-cyclist discrimination.
Does it also apply to, 'If you are able to drive a car you are able to
work'? Have they not heard of bicycles as mobility aids yet? "Disabled father has benefits cut after agonising charity bike ride for cancer-stricken sons A disabled father whose twins have leukaemia made an epic journey and completed a charity bike ride in excruciating pain, only to have his benefits taken away. It took Danny Johnson-Green four days to finish the 200-mile trip to raise funds for a cancer charity. But when the authorities were alerted to his heroic story in the local newspaper they did not take a charitable view of his fundraising efforts, and have decreed that if he is able to ride a bike, he is able to work..." Mo http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770 -- UK Radical Campaigns www.zing.icom43.net One man's democracy is another man's regime. |
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More anti-cyclist discrimination.
Doug said the following on 07/02/2008 07:18:
A disabled father whose twins have leukaemia made an epic journey and completed a charity bike ride in excruciating pain, only to have his benefits taken away. It took Danny Johnson-Green four days to finish the 200-mile trip to raise funds for a cancer charity. Bloody hell - he's paralysed down one side, yet he averaged 50 miles a day for four days. I suspect that the vast majority of supposedly able-bodied people couldn't do that. -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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More anti-cyclist discrimination.
On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 23:18:18 -0800 (PST), Doug
wrote: Does it also apply to, 'If you are able to drive a car you are able to work'? Have they not heard of bicycles as mobility aids yet? "Disabled father has benefits cut after agonising charity bike ride for cancer-stricken sons A disabled father whose twins have leukaemia made an epic journey and completed a charity bike ride in excruciating pain, only to have his benefits taken away. It took Danny Johnson-Green four days to finish the 200-mile trip to raise funds for a cancer charity. But when the authorities were alerted to his heroic story in the local newspaper they did not take a charitable view of his fundraising efforts, and have decreed that if he is able to ride a bike, he is able to work..." Mo http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770 Why do you still hold a drivers licence? -- Only some ghastly, dehumanised moron would want to get rid of the Routemaster. Ken Livingstone 2001. PeterT - "Reply to" address is a spam trap - all replies to the group please |
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More anti-cyclist discrimination.
"PeterT" wrote in message ... On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 23:18:18 -0800 (PST), Doug wrote: Does it also apply to, 'If you are able to drive a car you are able to work'? Have they not heard of bicycles as mobility aids yet? "Disabled father has benefits cut after agonising charity bike ride for cancer-stricken sons A disabled father whose twins have leukaemia made an epic journey and completed a charity bike ride in excruciating pain, only to have his benefits taken away. It took Danny Johnson-Green four days to finish the 200-mile trip to raise funds for a cancer charity. But when the authorities were alerted to his heroic story in the local newspaper they did not take a charitable view of his fundraising efforts, and have decreed that if he is able to ride a bike, he is able to work..." Mo http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770 Why do you still hold a drivers licence? Are you sure this newsgroup is an appropriate forum for major philosphical questions such as this? |
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More anti-cyclist discrimination.
"Doug" wrote in message ... Does it also apply to, 'If you are able to drive a car you are able to work'? Have they not heard of bicycles as mobility aids yet? "Disabled father has benefits cut after agonising charity bike ride for cancer-stricken sons Well done Doug. You've manged to twist yet another episode to your victimhood. Where's your report into Vince's house move? |
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More anti-cyclist discrimination.
In message , Brimstone
writes "Doug" wrote in message ... Does it also apply to, 'If you are able to drive a car you are able to work'? Have they not heard of bicycles as mobility aids yet? "Disabled father has benefits cut after agonising charity bike ride for cancer-stricken sons Well done Doug. You've manged to twist yet another episode to your victimhood. Where's your report into Vince's house move? And do you still sell KJ Interface Kits with PCBs for Ł11.50 each (including full documentation)? -- Ed Banger |
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More anti-cyclist discrimination.
Doug wrote:
Does it also apply to, 'If you are able to drive a car you are able to work'? Have they not heard of bicycles as mobility aids yet? "Disabled father has benefits cut after agonising charity bike ride for cancer-stricken sons A disabled father whose twins have leukaemia made an epic journey and completed a charity bike ride in excruciating pain, only to have his benefits taken away. It took Danny Johnson-Green four days to finish the 200-mile trip to raise funds for a cancer charity. But when the authorities were alerted to his heroic story in the local newspaper they did not take a charitable view of his fundraising efforts, and have decreed that if he is able to ride a bike, he is able to work..." Mo http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770 -- UK Radical Campaigns www.zing.icom43.net One man's democracy is another man's regime. What on earth is "anti-cyclist" about that? He's proved that he has a level of fitness others could be envious of, except they're too idle to get on a bike in the first place. -- Moving things in still pictures! |
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More anti-cyclist discrimination.
Doug typed:
Does it also apply to, 'If you are able to drive a car you are able to work'? Yes, in my familys experience. Bro-in-law was told this. He has only one leg [1] and can't use one of his arms, but because he has an adapted mobility car and doesn't need crutches to get about on, he was told that he must get work for his disability benefits to continue. [1] Accident at work, someone demolishing a house next to the one he was bulding knocked the gable end the wrong way .... he took the brunt of it. -- Dogpoop Stand by me. http://www.glass-uk.org/ |
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More anti-cyclist discrimination.
Dogpoop ("Dogpoop" ) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying: Does it also apply to, 'If you are able to drive a car you are able to work'? Yes, in my familys experience. Bro-in-law was told this. He has only one leg [1] and can't use one of his arms, but because he has an adapted mobility car and doesn't need crutches to get about on, he was told that he must get work for his disability benefits to continue. Why would only having the use of one arm and leg _prevent_ him from working? Sure, it might restrict the choice of occupations open to him, but not totally. |
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More anti-cyclist discrimination.
Adrian wrote:
Dogpoop ("Dogpoop" ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: Does it also apply to, 'If you are able to drive a car you are able to work'? Yes, in my familys experience. Bro-in-law was told this. He has only one leg [1] and can't use one of his arms, but because he has an adapted mobility car and doesn't need crutches to get about on, he was told that he must get work for his disability benefits to continue. Why would only having the use of one arm and leg _prevent_ him from working? Sure, it might restrict the choice of occupations open to him, but not totally. It doesn't necessarily prevent him from carrying out a useful job. However, if two people apply for a vacancy, one fully able and the other not, how many employers will take the easy option and take on the fully fit person rather than spend time and money altering things to suite the disabled person especially if the disabled person has no experience of the job concerned (i.e. former builder now confined to office jobs)? You may have some time to think about it. |
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