where do you register if you have a disability?

[johnbikemad]

recently i was asked are you registered disabled as i have a disability , i was so taken back i was left baffled , i have a blue badge can any body throw any light on this question as the question is linked to tax credits

[woofgang]

Contact your local council

"Registering as a disabled person
If your disability is 'substantial and permanent', you can register as a disabled person with your local council.
It is not necessary to register to get local council services, but it may help in getting concessions such as reduced fares for public transport. It should also help your local council plan their services.
Your local social services department should be able to help you complete the registration form if necessary."

http://www.direct.gov...SocialCare/DG_4000436

[karenmac60]

The tax credits criteria for the disability element are as follows
Condition 1
You usually work for 16 hours or more
a week.
Condition 2
You have a disability that puts you at a
disadvantage in getting a job.
At least one of the following
descriptions must apply to you.
We may ask for the name of someone
involved in your care, like an
occupational therapist, community
nurse, district nurse or doctor, who can
confirm how your disability affects
you.
Physical disability
• When standing you cannot keep
your balance unless you continually
hold on to something.
• You cannot walk a continuous
distance of 100 metres along level
ground without stopping or without
suffering severe pain – even when
you use your usual walking aid, such
as crutches, walking frame, walking
stick, prosthesis or similar
You cannot use either of your hands
behind your back, as if you were
putting on a jacket or tucking a shirt
into trousers.
• You cannot extend either of your
arms in front of you, as if you were
shaking hands with someone,
without difficulty.
• You cannot, without difficulty, put
either of your hands up to your
head, as if putting on a hat.
• Due to a lack of ability in using your
hands, you cannot pick up a coin
that is 2.5 centimetres or less in
diameter, such as a 10 pence coin,
with one hand.
• You find it difficult to use your hands
or arms to pick up a full, one-litre jug
and pour from it into a cup.
• You cannot turn either of
your hands sideways through 180 degrees

[karenmac60]

Visual impairment
• If you live in England or Wales – you
are registered as blind or partially
sighted on a register compiled by
a local authority.
• If you live in Scotland – you have
been certified as blind or as partially
sighted. Because of this, you are
also registered as blind or partially
sighted on a register maintained by,
or on behalf of, a regional or island
council.
If you live in Northern Ireland –
you have been certified as blind
or partially sighted. Because of this,
you are also registered as blind
or partially sighted on a register
maintained by, or on behalf of,
a Health and Social Services Board.
• You cannot see to read 16-point
print at a distance greater than
20 centimetres, even if you are
wearing your usual glasses.

It is quite hard to work out as the terms seem to be pretty specific - but if you have a condition that means you cannot work full time then you should qualify. I've just been through all this with mr mac and I worried myself sick over it, but they were actually really helpful and passed his disability with no problems. Good luck