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5 years 11 months ago #231346 by Sonia
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I am unsure what to put regarding mobility, as my husband can walk a long way with me, but having a sight impairment means he cannot always see where he is walking, so do I just write something on the extra information?

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5 years 11 months ago #231350 by Gordon
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Sonia

If he has no physical limitation in the distance that he can walk then you should concentrate on the Going Out activity.

The Going Out activity looks at three things.

Planning a route - this is primarily a cognitive or sensory (e.g. blindness) activity. You are being asked about the problems you would have with working out how to get from one place to another, you do not need to be able to follow the route that you are planning.

Undertaking a Journey - this is to do with mental health issues such as agoraphobia and social anxiety and is concerned with you leaving the house to go somewhere, they will be interested in the things that stop you doing this. You need to show that you would suffer "overwhelming psychological distress" to meet the criteria.

Following a route - This activity about the problems you would have navigating a route. So are there problems; cognitive, sensory or mental health issues that would prevent you from doing this? This is different from undertaking a journey, in fact, if you cannot undertake a journey then you will not score points for following one and vice versa.

Gordon

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