As we went to “hop on’’ at Santa Maria Novella train station, I asked about a discounted ticket for me as a wheelchair user. I was shocked when I was asked for the percentage of disability ✒️ megrozfozz
A cardiac arrest and subsequent brain injury have led to a host of conditions, the most obvious being that I am now a wheelchair user. I’ve got no idea what the percentage of my disability is, nor was I aware of any disability card in the UK.
Meg Fozzard was shocked to be grilled on the “percentage” of her disability while on holiday in Italy I consider myself to be reasonably well travelled, never before having been asked to quantify my disability. In the end, I showed myI enjoyed seeing views of the Arno and Piazza della Libertà on the tour, but was left feeling affronted by being questioned about my disability.
before we left Florence, curious about how a disability could be measured in this way and was surprised by the range of responses.
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