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Misconception

(BBC 02/10/2009)

A stranger put her hands on James Downie's car and begged him not to drive. She wrongly thought his slurred speech and unsteady gait were the result of excess alcohol. "She said 'you can't drive in that condition'," said James. "I showed her my disabled badge and said 'what? My disabled condition?' and she felt very bad about it." James, 29, has a progressive neurological condition called ataxia.

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