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Here in my country, to officially be recognized as a disabled person, you're required to undergo full medical examination every year (which can take weeks) and
by kgeist 4y ago
Here in my country, to officially be recognized as a disabled person, you're required to undergo full medical examination every year (which can take weeks) and spend hours in lines to be reevaluated, otherwise your status will be revoked -- even if your defect is congenital and is not treatable (it's like they expect my bones to magically grow back one day). I've seen lots of people who can barely move be forced to stay in lines for reevaluation for up to 4 hours. I felt it's somewhat humiliating to be forced to prove you're still disabled like that so I stopped bothering. So thanks to our healthcare, a miracle happened and I'm not disabled anymore. I suspect they do it because their budgets are tight (we're talking about Eastern Europe) and they can't afford to pay benefits to everyone, but still the attitude is far from pleasant, it makes you feel like some kind of leech.