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Voter ID in England led to racial and disability discrimination, report finds (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is it hard to get an ID/passport in the UK or are their disabled people just even more disabled than in the rest of the world? Maybe the problem here is infrastructure (or lack thereof). You could be the most disabled person in Sweden and your caretaker would still take you to the tax agency or police to get identification of some sort. Not having any way to identify yourself is pretty much unheard of here except for the severely mentally ill who refuse help.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Passports are expensive & disabled people are poor. And no, there's not much help for disabled people in Tory Britain. Also it's a bit of a Catch-22, it's hard to get ID that proves who you are without ID that proves who you are. Currently having that problem with a disabled family member and haven't found a solution yet.