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Emergencies

sammason wrote in friendly_crips Nov 16, 2012 13:59

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carrying a white stick

sammason wrote in friendly_crips Aug 28, 2011 05:22

I'm thinking of buying myself a white stick to indicate that I'm visually impaired. There's a good range available from RNIB ( Read more... )

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crip privileges

sammason wrote in friendly_crips Jul 23, 2011 11:08

I can claim crip privileges if I know they're available. You don't get a brochure so it's a case of being open to things that people say, in person or online, and open to asking what you want to know ( Read more... )

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identifying ourselves

sammason wrote in friendly_crips Jul 12, 2011 06:20

We crips can choose to wear identifying 'jewellery'. I wear two different kinds.

One is a pendant from Medic Alert which states my disability and which has an ID code so that, in the event of an emergency, paramedics can access my medical details. The Medic Alert charity offers a range of options including necklaces and bracelets - a good thing, ( Read more... )

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