Would you support a national physical disability access card that is not linked to PIP?

I’m looking for UK perspectives only please, because this is about UK disability access systems, PIP, Access to Work, CEA Cards, Nimbus, disability ID cards, and reasonable adjustments in UK venues. I’m thinking of starting a UK Parliament petition for a national physical disability access card. To be clear, this is not anti-PIP. PIP is important and many disabled people rely on it. My point is that PIP should not be treated as the only “proper” way to prove disability or access needs. This is also not meant as a criticism of the people or organisations running existing card schemes. Schemes like Nimbus, CEA and other disability ID cards are trying to address a real gap. The problem is that the gap exists in the first place, and disabled people are left relying on a patchwork of separate schemes with different costs, rules and acceptance. Some disabled people do not apply for PIP. Some are waiting for a decision. Some may not meet PIP’s specific criteria but still have clear access needs. Others can evidence their disability through medical letters, audiology evidence, hearing aids, consultant letters, NHS records or other documentation. I also do not mean a digital ID card. I mean a simple physical card, similar in principle to a driving licence or Blue Badge, that can show disability-related access needs. And I do not mean something like a Sunflower lanyard or a general awareness symbol. Those can be helpful for some people, but that is not what I am talking about. I mean a recognised physical access card that actually carries weight when requesting reasonable adjustments. At the moment, disabled people are pushed towards a patchwork of separate private or semi-private schemes. For example: * Nimbus Access Card: £15 for 3 years * CEA Card: £6.50, only for cinema companion access * National Disability Card: £20 plus £3.50 postage, valid for 2 years * DID / National Disabled Identification Card: another separate paid card That means disabled people can end up paying multiple times just to prove the same disability or access need to different organisations. Even then, a venue can still say it does not accept that particular card or type of proof. I think it should be much simpler. If someone can show clear evidence, such as a doctor’s letter, audiology evidence, consultant letter or NHS record, that should be enough to apply for one recognised physical disability access card. If there is a cost, it should be one reasonable cost for that one card. It should not be multiple charges for multiple private cards and separate schemes. A national card would also stop organisations shirking responsibility by saying they do not accept a particular private card or type of proof. At the moment, support can depend on which bit of paperwork each individual venue happens to recognise. The petition idea is: Create a national physical disability access card, separate from PIP and not linked to digital ID, to help disabled people evidence reasonable adjustment needs. The card could confirm functional access needs such as: * requiring a companion * needing hearing support * needing written communication * difficulty using phone-only systems * needing other reasonable adjustments It should be based on disability evidence and functional need, not whether someone receives a particular benefit. It should also replace the need for multiple paid private disability access cards where possible. Would UK disabled people support something like this? Have others had the same problem with being forced to repeatedly prove the same disability to different organisations? **TL;DR:** I’m thinking of starting a UK Parliament petition for a national physical disability access card, not linked to PIP and not part of digital ID. It would be a proper recognised physical card, more like a driving licence or Blue Badge, based on medical evidence and functional access needs. It would not be another awareness symbol like a Sunflower lanyard. The issue is not with Nimbus, CEA or other card schemes. They are filling a real gap. The problem is that disabled people currently have to pay for multiple different cards, each with different rules, costs and levels of acceptance, just to prove the same access needs. PIP is important, but it should not be treated as the only valid proof of disability. Some disabled people do not apply for PIP, are waiting for it, or can evidence their disability in other ways. Would UK disabled people support one recognised national physical access card that replaces the need for multiple paid private cards where possible?