Ok, thanks =)
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Originally Posted by OnTides
A disability is something that disables you from doing something. Take someone who's in a wheelchair. They're in the wheelchair because they can't. Whatever thy have, it disables them from walking. Others can include blindness, being deaf, cognitive problems and so on.
Raynaud's I wouldn't class as a disability, however, I think it depends on the severity. If it impairs you from doing day-to-day activities then yes I think it could be considered as it's just that severe.
As I'm a sufferer of Raynaud's I have to make sure that my body temperature is kept to a certain degree otherwise white to blue hands and feet begin to emerge. Simply wearing enough to keep warm can prevent this and therefore if thre's any decision to try and claim disability allowance, the government won't pay out because the problem is in my control. It's also just a matter of common sense not to walk out in colder temperatures in just t-shirt and jeans or so on. Raynaud's is in itself, an allergic reaction to the cold. Keep warm and the reaction doesn't happen. Just like someone who has an allergy to nuts. If they don't eat them, there's no reaction.
Unless your Raynaud's is so severe and that there's no physical way for you to keep your body temperature to a certain degree then it may be classed as a disability but again, it's just a matter of keeping warm and then it prevents it.
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I'd class mine as severe I guess, as I can't lift heavy things, tinned beans are a problem and so are welly boots, I can't do exercise easily without having really really bad pain. Writing is a real problem and half the time I have to either stop for 10-30 minutes or use a computer left handedly, I'm right handed. I can't wear frilly tops, too many types of shoes, dresses etc without my circulation going or getting cold, e.g. I can't wear some brown boots I own as they hurt my feet. There also are a lot of other complications but there are somany it would take years haha
