The cost.

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A friend posted on Facebook recently about having to do a test for a learning disability for university exam. So far, so reasonable. Tests allow for measuring support, what adjustments are required and the quantifying of the "severity" of the disability.

The kicker?

They are being asked to pay  £100 for the test.

Paying is nothing new. I'm sure my parents forked out a small fortune to get me tested and reviewed. In university, I'm sure if I'd actually engaged with the disability support service, it would have cost me money (I know, cos I read it in the leaflet). As it so happens, after my teen years, and years of schooling in which I was "labeled" disabled, I decided I wasn't going to engage with disability services. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and this time around I am engaging and it's fantastic.

But I digest.

After losing my job in London, I had a scheduled test with an educational psychologist. (Better late than never). It cost me £600. A friend gifted it to me.

Given the following events in my life, best £600 I ever spent. It gave me an answer to managers in London, it gave me a road map for the following years and made for an easier life.

But still, it's locked behind a pay wall. I'm assured there are grants and charities that can help but if money is an issue, then gaining support can be hard.

My CP is a medical condition and therefore was covered by the Nhs. Even my orthotics are on the Nhs. (Made locally, so I'm supporting local business.)

Money does make the world turn. Modern gaming involves pay walls. Health care should not be locked behind a pay wall, but sorry, as the new corporate St John Ambulance prove, there's money to be made.