US citizens with permanent disabilities get free lifetime pass to National Parks

Re:US citizens with permanent disabilities get free lifetime... by olalonde on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @07:46PM (#37851830)

To take another example, schizophrenia is in a whole different league than ADHD and arguably worse, or on par with, losing one's legs.

> As long as we have qualified doctors diagnose disabilities, I‘m quite sure the actual amount of faking or fraud will be negligible.

There is a ton of people who get prescribed Adderall for its cognitive enhancement properties. It's incredibly easy to get diagnosed[0].

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Re:US citizens with permanent disabilities get free lifetime... by chownie on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @09:14PM (#37852376)

"there were a ton of people who did" you mean, this source is over a decade old and the diagnostic criteria have been updated since

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Re:US citizens with permanent disabilities get free lifetime... by olalonde on Thursday October 12, 2023 @10:32PM (#37865862)

Still an issue today.

> 55% were classified by the SAMS as likely to be malingering or exaggerating their symptoms.

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Re:US citizens with permanent disabilities get free lifetime... by chownie on Friday October 13, 2023 @07:55PM (#37876854)

I assume you have access to the study text, what does "likely" equate to here?

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