seamus_aran Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 So, I applied for disabilty student allowance last year. Got all the paperwork off, and heres what they gave me Laptop: Belinea o.book 5 - 17" screen - 2.2ghz dual core processor - nvidia 8600M GT - 2gb RAM - HD-DVD/DVDRW drive - 250GB HDD - 1.5mp webcam - bluetooth/wifi - Windows vista Ultimate 32-bit (would have preferred 64-bit, but i'm not complaining) - Office 2007 Home/Student Other Stuff - 22" belinea monitor for dual monitor - copier/printer/scanner really nice printer. it has a lcd sreen and uses wireless... - wireless keboard/mouse - laptop bag and case All in all, labour have secured my vote with free stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 ...Are you actually disabled? If not you're a complete tit for scamming like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Yeah people who ride off a supposed major disability and run off benefits with no job yet are somehow able to perform other physical actions annoy the FUCK out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 oookay jumping the gun a bit there? For all we know seamus could have a proper disability? That's a pretty decent package considering realistically all they need to give you is a basic laptop capable of running word... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hense i asked the question :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKOB Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 People who have dyslexia can get similar things from the government and LEA if they are students. They can also get a rebate on broadband bills and software which makes learning for them easier, such as software for windows which allows the computer to read out documents, and software to help organise their ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanchez Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Yeah this is where I'm getting the money for my laptop in my thread. I was diagnosed with a "very mild dyspraxia", I was then told I qualified for a free laptop under the DSA and I should be getting it this month. I think everyone who is accepted for the scheme gets a £2700 budget minus software and other hardware for the laptop. I'm also getting a printer and £100 a year for ink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Yeah this is where I'm getting the money for my laptop in my thread. I was diagnosed with a "very mild dyspraxia", I was then told I qualified for a free laptop under the DSA and I should be getting it this month. I think everyone who is accepted for the scheme gets a £2700 budget minus software and other hardware for the laptop. I'm also getting a printer and £100 a year for ink. What is very mild dyspraxia and how do I contract it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fish Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 What is very mild dyspraxia and how do I contract it? If Wikipedia is to be believed, you really don't want it: Dyspraxia entails the partial loss of the ability to coordinate and perform certain purposeful movements and gestures in the absence of motor or sensory impairments. Dyspraxia may be acquired (e.g. as a result of brain damage suffered from a stroke or other trauma), or associated with failure / delay of normal neurological development - i.e. Developmental Dyspraxia, or Developmental Coordination Disorder. The term apraxia is more often used to describe this symptom in clinical practice, although strictly apraxia denotes a complete (as opposed to partial) loss of the relevant function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Wow, that paragraph is heavy going, but ; It doesnt let your body do certain stuff when your brain tells it to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoogleViper Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I know somebody with mild dyspraxia and there's barely anything wrong with him. You wouldn't know it you would just think he wasn't very good at sports. But then again he is also fat and lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Even with only slight disleyxia gets you the top of the range help whilst at uni, there's a guy in my class who only has problem with some spelling and stutters when nervous and he gets free funding and get this a scribe for note taking. Well I think it's annoying. God for you and your stuff. But ... -.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 My housemate is the same (although its dyslexia but I believe it comes under the same umbrella). Gets a PC with free repairs if needed, £300 yearly book allowance, internet access paid for and probably more stuff. I love her, but it seems so extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Really? I have dyslexia and haven't done anything just got on with it. But i might try and get some free shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanchez Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Wow, that paragraph is heavy going, but ; It doesnt let your body do certain stuff when your brain tells it to? I can sum it up with the word "Clumsiness" or "Bad hand eye coordination" if you like. It means I have trouble doing delicate things, like threading a needle for example. I can't play different tunes on each hand when playing the piano. Same applies for a lot of things that require your hands to do different things. When I was a kid I had trouble catching and kicking balls, but I've been able to do it more competently for a while. I also have really terrible messy handwriting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I can sum it up with the word "Clumsiness" or "Bad hand eye coordination" if you like. It means I have trouble doing delicate things, like threading a needle for example. I can't play different tunes on each hand when playing the piano. Same applies for a lot of things that require your hands to do different things. When I was a kid I had trouble catching and kicking balls, but I've been able to do it more competently for a while. I also have really terrible messy handwriting. I have all those things and yet I have not been told I have dsylexia, I have seriously trouble threading a needle, can't play a piano at all because of the hand coordation and driving was a struggle. Fair? I think not. I also have terrible handwriting, which is why I'm glad I'm on an IT course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanchez Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Oh, also I'm not looking for sympathy, and realistically I don't need the laptop, but I'll take whatever they're giving me. Dyspraxia, not dyslexia, they're different. Hell, get yourself tested. You'll probably be diagnosed and given free stuff, life is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Really? I have dyslexia and haven't done anything just got on with it. But i might try and get some free shit. Well to get her papers marked with the knowledge she is dyslexic (in other words, ignore spelling and grammar mistakes) she has to go through the uni and they sort it out anyway. I don't think she actually intended to get free stuff, it was just dumped on her lap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Yeah i got longer in my GCSE exams because of it but nothing in Collage as it's mostly coursework and on the computer. (Me and Spellchecker are best friends). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Oh, also I'm not looking for sympathy, and realistically I don't need the laptop, but I'll take whatever they're giving me. Dyspraxia, not dyslexia, they're different. Hell, get yourself tested. You'll probably be diagnosed and given free stuff, life is good. Probably not, I managed to pass every single gcse bar my history without help. I'm fortunate to have very kind parents, I still think it's unfair and I can see why you took it all I would! Its more complaining at the government than yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Beh, thats where our taxes are going to, great stuff. I've got an unusual form of arthritis that cannot be clarified 100% by blood tests etc, so I have to pay all prescriptions and don't have a single claim for anything like this. What a rip. But then who would say no to free awesome things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanchez Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Probably not, I managed to pass every single gcse bar my history without help. I'm fortunate to have very kind parents, I still think it's unfair and I can see why you took it all I would! Its more complaining at the government than yourself One of the smartest girls in my year took the test as a joke and was diagnosed with dyslexia, it's worth taking, £2000 worth of gear for next to no work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 One of the smartest girls in my year took the test as a joke and was diagnosed with dyslexia, it's worth taking, £2000 worth of gear for next to no work. I'd rather not, I'm not taking something that everybody else pays taxes for when I'm compable of doing stuff myself. I already get enough from le parents never mind the government. Though the money can be better spent elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinist Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I get £288 a month for being schitzo, later turning out to be autistic-spectrum. It gets me by... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I hate Labour. Bunch of shit heads who love nothing more than to intrude on people's lives when they need to mind their own fucking business. Go libertarian. I get £288 a month for being schitzo, later turning out to be autistic-spectrum. It gets me by... My mother has schizophrenia. Very different to autism. The guy who originally diagnosed you must have been inept. I've found I know more about some mental illnesses than the professionals I've talked to. I mean, I do read about them out of interest at times, but I shouldn't know more about it than any psychologist!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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