Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
3731 Paul Boyce 2021-02-24T16:23:48.707 Although I am now almost fully confined to a wheelchair or recliner, I know from bitter experience that the 20 metre ...
3731 Robin Coe 2021-02-24T16:24:08.237 Remove this rule please as unfair as changes happen daily some days better than others
3731 Tina Starr 2021-02-24T16:24:22.66 Respect differences, treat each case as an individual person, and offer help according to their needs
3731 Marina mollins 2021-02-24T16:24:44.33 I suffer osteoporosis and athritis , there are some days i cannot walk at all without pain and discomfort
3731 Rebecca Vallance 2021-02-24T16:25:41.517 The 20m rule does not apply to any individual with MS because the disease is moment by moment, hour by hour, day by d...
3731 Barbara Scott 2021-02-24T16:26:18.91 This arbitrary rule is no measure of the needs of someone with MS. It is a disease where no two people have the same...
3731 Helena Toynton 2021-02-24T16:27:10.473 Hopefully this helps xx
3731 Anita Radford 2021-02-24T16:27:16.55 MS can change from one day to another so the 20 metre rule is unfair to MS sufferers and should be scrapped totally.
3731 Julie Grisi 2021-02-24T16:28:57.13 This arbitrary distance is idiotic! 20 metres doesn't get you anywhere. Wake up people! You try walking in a disabled...
3731 Shuffle Bucket 2021-02-24T16:29:20.283 I just agree with scrapping the 20m rule as I am disabled and struggle to walk
3731 Susan Hayward 2021-02-24T16:29:56.127 MS disability is about more than the walking distance
3731 Tom Hunter 2021-02-24T16:31:17.393 The 20 meter rule has nothing to do with measuring someone's disability is was thought up by politicians and civil s...
3731 Roderick C McKay 2021-02-24T16:32:13.647 As a person who has lost a Sister to MS and has a nephew who is suffering from MS I find this rule a slur on all righ...
3731 Dana Farren 2021-02-24T16:34:26.63 20 metre rule is not practical or fair and should be removed from ADP
3731 Heather Rye 2021-02-24T16:34:57.35 A person with ms may be able to walk 20m one day but unable to the next. I therefore think it's a very unfair way to ...
3731 Giovanni Nasillo 2021-02-24T16:36:48.503 We MSers have already lost so much
3731 Len stone 2021-02-24T16:37:51.193 Crazy unfair rule
3731 Mrs Frances Mann 2021-02-24T16:39:11.99 The 20m rule is so unfair for people with MS, whose demeanor can change during the day from being mobile to bedbound
3731 Ivor Davidson 2021-02-24T16:40:12.973 This arbitrary rule is profoundly discriminatory against MS sufferers, whose condition can vary enormously day to day...
3731 HEATHER khebabi 2021-02-24T16:40:28.99 No I do not everyone with ms has good and bad day
3731 Judith hudson 2021-02-24T16:42:21.457 This is not only insulting it is also degrading to ask anyone to perform such an assessment criterion
3731 Grant Miller 2021-02-24T16:42:22.647 The 20 metre 'rule' is, and has always been a ridiculous measure of mobility. There is nothing that can be done withi...
3731 Pam Hughes 2021-02-24T16:42:30.003 The 20m rule is not realistic and needs removing
3731 Carol Burnside 2021-02-24T16:43:34.35 The 20 meter rule is ridiculous. I could probably manage it with assistance but on my own it just wouldn't make it, I...
3731 Hope Robertson 2021-02-24T16:43:38.773 Needs to be scrapped asap! MS takes many forms one day could possibly manage 20 metres next not even 20inches! Obviou...
3731 Ross Smart 2021-02-24T16:43:59.46 What's next a 10m rule, seems to get lower the longer the benefits system continues.
3731 Wilma Brown 2021-02-24T16:44:08.663 Please scrap this unfair criteria.\r\n
3731 June Anderson 2021-02-24T16:45:40.553 This is absolutely disgusting. SNP try harder to sort this out.
3731 Myra MacDonald 2021-02-24T16:45:54.43 C'mon SG! You are better than this.
3731 Tracey Culbert 2021-02-24T16:46:30.053 One day I can, half an hour later I can't! All ms'ers can relate...
3731 Marlon Meedin 2021-02-24T16:46:37.053 MS doesn't necessarily mean you cant walk more than 20 metres. Scrap this ridiculous rule now.
3731 Diane Bell 2021-02-24T16:47:26.023 This is long overdue - a pointless rule which has no bearing on the needs of those affected.
3731 Aileen Arthur 2021-02-24T16:51:17.18 20 metres! Please remove this please. It is an unfair measure especially since MS differs from person to person and ...
3731 Virginia Nelson 2021-02-24T16:51:47.35 This is something I feel strongly about. The 20m rule is discrimination
3731 Victoria Melling 2021-02-24T16:53:26.383 The 20m rule is definitely flawed especially for ms sufferers where things can change drastically from day to day.\r\n
3731 Jennifer M Beattie 2021-02-24T16:54:23.743 I live with mobility problems not connected to MS but I know a few folk who live with the condition - we're not all t...
3731 Caroline Day 2021-02-24T16:55:19.96 The 20m rule is discriminatory against MS sufferers and should be removed.
3731 Maria Kidd 2021-02-24T16:55:21.79 20metre ruling should be scrapped
3731 William McKissock 2021-02-24T16:55:30.193 I have 10 years with MS, the good days are OK, 20m on a bad day is impossible, can any government assure me of a good...
3731 Sandra Brookes 2021-02-24T16:56:31.35 Having MS which is a progressive illness is very unfair on ms suffers.
3731 Irene Steel 2021-02-24T16:57:28.663 Husband struggles with walking now it's a stupid rule\r\nShould be removed
3731 Fraser Hunt 2021-02-24T16:58:03.71 Disappointed that the 20 metre rule prevails. What happened to treating claimants with respect.
3731 Angela Weddell 2021-02-24T16:58:25.477 MS symptoms varies from person to person on a daily basis. The 20m rule is discrimination. Please reconsider and ma...
3731 Terence John Rolls 2021-02-24T17:01:48.727 Some days people with MS cannot stand much less walk 20m
3731 Agnes McEwan 2021-02-24T17:03:18.007 I live with Multiple Sclerosis and the 20 meter rule is absurd. Some days, well most days I can not get out of bed. \r\n
3731 Janet Ansley 2021-02-24T17:07:02.603 The 20m rule is highly discriminatory against people with MS as the condition is very variable from one day to the ne...
3731 Laura Gordon 2021-02-24T17:10:46.213 As an MS sufferer I find this rule absurd. MS greatly fluctuates from one day to another. Perhaps the Scottish Govern...
3731 JULIE GOULD 2021-02-24T17:12:29.697 Most people with MS can walk over 20m but struggle to walk further than 700- 800 m. Our balance is affected and we ne...
3731 Janette Maria Barnes 2021-02-24T17:14:18.947 On a "good day" 20 metres MAY be possible however "good days" are not guaranteed. Having to justify yourself when you...
3731 Samuel Mccahon 2021-02-24T17:15:31.993 Remove 20 metre rule