You'll be glad to know I sailed through this crackdown with my new
diagnosis of 'paranoid' I am set till the old age pension kicks in in 16
candles.
Case of a blind blitz on welfare
By GERARD McMANUS
16mar03
BLIND Australians have been sent letters demanding they prove their
blindness or lose welfare benefits.
The Centrelink threats backfired because most recipients could not read them.
Hundreds of blind people have received follow-up threats by phone, warning
that if they cannot prove their blindness they risk losing their Disability
Support Pensions.
One man - with glass eyes - was told to pay an ophthalmologist to assess
his blindness.
Kevin, 55, who lost his sight in a car accident 20 years ago, said: "I'd
rather have my sight back any day than be on a pension.
"Why do I have to fill out a form I can't read? They've already got all my
medical records."
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