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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Agreed. Maybe there were two great ones though and these were the two great ones!
I think the decision is more there to make a point and act as a deterrent - legislation says you need to do this, you didn't do it so it will cost you. I suspect legal costs will be greater than any compensation.
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Exactly, yet people are focusing on their resentment that she will be awarded compensation, which is likely to be trivial.
The rights of disabled people to be able to participate in everyday life wherever possible is the main thing at play here.
The fact that it was the Government who did this and then tried to dismiss her complaint by stereotypically saying that she could have used the subtitles is what makes this case much worse.
Not all deaf people are able to use subtitles, which is why signing is used.