Blue Badge Scheme – Eligibility of Younger People
06 June 2011
Information about blue badge scheme for young people.
The Department for Regional Development undertook a survey in 2010 to help identify the Section 75 profile of Blue Badge users. The results of this survey indicate that younger people may be under-represented in enrolment in the Blue Badge Scheme, when compared to the number of young people in Northern Ireland as a whole who consider themselves to have a disability.
The Department for Regional Development would like to increase awareness of the Blue Badge Scheme and its benefits for younger people with a disability.
The Department's guide on the Blue Badge Scheme for first-time applicants can be obtained via this link: http://www.roadsni.gov.uk/booklet_june07_.pdf. Alternatively additional copies are available on request, and application forms can be obtained from:
Disabled Persons Badge Section
Castle Barracks, Wellington Place,
ENNISKILLEN.
Co. Fermanagh,
BT74 7HN.
Telephone:(028) 6634 3700
Fax: (028) 6634 3730
Textphone: (028) 6634 3749
Email: disabledpersons@drdni.gov.uk
You can also apply online at www.roadsni.gov.uk
Further information can be found at on the Roads Service website at:
http://www.roadsni.gov.uk
Organisations that work with young people with disabilities are encouraged to share this information with staff, young people and their parents.
