
Disabled people are being blocked(阻止,妨碍) from travelling abroad by NHS care boards(护理委员会) and local councils(地方议会) that refuse to let them use their care funding outside the UK, the Guardian has learned.
《卫报》获悉,残障人士正被英国国家医疗服务体系(NHS)护理委员会和地方议会阻止出国旅行,这些机构拒绝让他们在英国境外使用护理资金。
Campaigners warn of a “postcode lottery(邮编彩票:因居住地不同导致服务不公)” in England where the right of a disabled person to travel overseas depends on where they live or the whim(一时的兴致,突发奇想) of local officials – even when there is no extra cost to the taxpayer(纳税人).
活动人士警告称,英格兰存在“邮编彩票”现象,残障人士出国旅行的权利取决于其居住地或当地官员的一时兴致——即使不会给纳税人带来额外成本。
Disabled care users report having to abandon(放弃,抛弃) travel plans at the last minute(在最后一刻), or go for years without a break, when authorities(当局,官方) refuse to pay for their care abroad, even though they have agreed to meet all the travel expenses(承担所有旅行费用).
残障护理使用者报告称,当当局拒绝支付他们在国外的护理费用时,他们不得不最后一刻放弃旅行计划,或多年无法休息,尽管他们已同意承担所有旅行费用。