Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
A deaf woman has won compensation after the Government failed to provide sign language interpreters for two of the covid briefings, leading her to feel frustrated and discriminated against.
The Government had tried to defend itself by arguing that subtitles were available for deaf people. Such a disappointing stereotypical attitude is a further discriminatory act in itself. Organisations are required to make 'reasonable adjustments' for disabled people under the Equality Act. Good for her I say, discrimination based upon disability is all too often treated less seriously than it is for other disadvantaged minority groups. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tel...lack-sign/amp/ |
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It is hardly a big deal and as they said there were subs. What is wrong with her reading? crazy that she won this imo
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Probably had a building full of (free*) solicitors fighting her undoubtedly true and honest assertion of the facts ;)
I wonder if she has to pay tax on her compensation? *for her, but someone surely pays |
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Just someone just out to make money again.
Funny how the "stress" of a court case had no effect whatsover. |
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Yay I won a £10 bet on who would start a thread on this (non) story :)
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Maybe the person who normally did the signing had cramp?
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There's a lot of channels on VM that don't have subtitles which means I can't watch them. Not the end of the world is it.
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Compensation? Seriously? For what? |
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Does this mean we're going to have even more people in the corner of the screen madly gesticulating. They drive me crazy. :rolleyes:
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