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Make people with Parkinson's Disease automatically eligible for Blue Badges

Submitted by Philip Heathcote on Tuesday 5th September 2023

Published on Friday 8th September 2023

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 8th March 2024

Signatures: 4,713

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Make people with Parkinson's Disease automatically eligible for Blue Badges

Petition Details

Every person who is diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease should be automatically entitled to a Blue Badge for parking, rather than their eligibility being decided by their local authority.

Additional Information

Decisions about who whether someone with a disability receives a Blue Badge are made by local councils, making successful applications somewhat of a lottery for people with disabilities.

Parkinson's, especially Young Onset Parkinson's Disease (YOPD), affects many people of a working age. Access to a Blue Badge would help make getting to work easier for people living with YOPD, for whom the unpredictable manner of it's symptoms can make travel a very challenging aspect of maintaining a working lifestyle.


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