Thank you Kristina, and others. This has been a fascinating learning curve for me.
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> On 12 September 2018 at 12:42 Kristina Veasey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
> As a disabled person I echo what others have said about promoting the social model approach and prefering the term 'disabled person' and not person with disability.
> I suggest using 'carer, assistant or companion' when offering discount or free ticket.
> Please don't ask for proof. It is so humiliating. It's also not always practical as anyone attending spontaneously won't have anything on them and even when planned, it might mean wading through drawers full of paperwork to find an entitlement letter and remembering to bring it with you. Not everyone has PIP or carers cards either but may still require assistance and /or be in receipt of other disability benefits.
> Just my personal thoughts reflecting on lived experience of encountering admission rules to many different places!
> Best wishes
> Kristina
>
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>
> ---- Sarah Fellows wrote ----
>
> >We recently (just before the summer) changed our policy and we're currently
> >looking at it again.
> >
> >Previously we offered a child rate for both the carer and person being
> >cared for. Currently, we offer a free ticket for our 45 minute trip (our
> >core offer) and half price for longer trips and special events. This is the
> >wording we use on our website's access guide;
> >
> >"D*iscounts for Carers and Assistants*
> >
> >We know that some of our visitors require extra levels of support from a
> >carer or assistant to enable them to access and enjoy their visit to us.
> >Those providing this support can travel free of charge on our 45 minute
> >boat trips; please bring along either your carer's network card or your PIP
> >cover letter as carer identification. This can be offered at a one-to-one
> >level - if you require more than one-to-one support please get in touch
> >with us before you visit.
> >
> >For our longer trips and special events, carers or assistants are eligible
> >for half price tickets.
> >
> >If you have any questions about these rates or required identification,
> >please get in touch with us."
> >
> >
> >We've found that we've had hundreds of people admitted free as a carer over
> >the summer so we're currently looking at what our policy for 2019 will be.
> >I'd be really interested to hear what everyone does and their reasoning
> >behind it.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Sarah
> >
> >
> >On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 12:09 PM, Essex Havard <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> Thank you Dea for your perspective on this. It has added to my ability to
> >> manage situations in a more sensitive manner.
> >>
> >> E
> >>
> >>
> >> > On 12 September 2018 at 11:57 Dea Birkett - Circus250 <
> >> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Trizia
> >> >
> >> > Just a note the word Œcarer¹ itself can misrepresent the relationship.
> >> I
> >> > find it upsetting to be called my daughter¹s Œcarer¹ instead of parent
> >> > parents of disabled children often talk about having their parenthood
> >> taken
> >> > from them.
> >> >
> >> > Also, disabled adults who may, for example, be with a partner/spouse or
> >> > friend would not want them to be identified as their Œcarer¹. A friend
> >> who
> >> > uses a wheelchair find when she visits museums with her husband they
> >> refer
> >> > to him as her Œcarer¹. When she says, ¹He¹s not my carer¹, they get
> >> confused
> >> > about whether they should give her a concession or not. Or just confused.
> >> >
> >> > I think it is up to disabled people, or families with disabled children,
> >> to
> >> > self-identify. The decision of who to admit and at what price should not
> >> > only be based on someone¹s need of support during the visit itself. It
> >> > should also be based on the fact that disabled people, or families with
> >> > disabled children, suffer economic hardship disproportionately compared
> >> to
> >> > their non-disabled peers. This is how decisions are made about other
> >> > concessions.
> >> >
> >> > Just a few thoughts Š
> >> >
> >> > Dea
> >> >
> >> > Dr Dea Birkett
> >> > Ringmaster
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > From: "List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK."
> >> > <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Trizia Wells <
> >> [log in to unmask]>
> >> > Reply-To: Trizia Wells <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2018 11:42
> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Subject: concessions for disabled visitors and/or their carers
> >> >
> >> > Hi Gemmers
> >> >
> >> > We¹re reviewing our concessionary rates and I¹m interested to know how
> >> other
> >> > museums and heritage centres manage this aspect. I¹d appreciate
> >> responses
> >> > on the questions below, or any other thoughts you have around the
> >> subject.
> >> >
> >> > Do you have concessionary rates for both disabled visitors and their
> >> carers?
> >> > If a visitor has more than one carer, do both receive the discount?
> >> > Do you offer free entry or a discounted rate?
> >> > What terminology do you use for the carer? (We use essential carer, but
> >> this
> >> > sometimes causes confusion)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Thanks very much!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Kind regards
> >> >
> >> > Trizia Wells
> >> > Inclusion Manager
> >> > My office days are usually Tuesday and Wednesday, and every other Monday
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Eureka! The National Children¹s Museum. Discovery Road, Halifax HX1 2NE
> >> UK
> >> > Tel: 01422 330069 € Direct line: 01422 398487
> >> > E! website <http://www.eureka.org.uk/> € Facebook
> >> > <https://www.facebook.com/EurekaMuseum> € Twitter
> >> > <http://twitter.com/eurekamuseum> € Experts blog
> >> > <https://www.eureka.org.uk/blog> € Instagram
> >> > <https://www.instagram.com/eurekamuseum/> € YouTube
> >> > <http://www.youtube.com/eurekamuseum#p/u/2/_3ZpzAdea6E>
> >> > Eureka! is an educational charity number: 292758
> >> >
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