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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
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.
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Had she just gone after an apology, I don't think there would be anywhere near as much push back, but as she wanted a “declaration of unlawfulness” and
compensation for “injury to feelings”.
injury to feelings? Was the government in the wrong? They were.
Were her feelings hurt? i highly doubt she rocked back & forth in chair, eyes raised to the heavens crying 'Eloi Eloi lama sabachthani?' over and over again.
Then, here come the 'ambulance chasers'
'with Lawyers representing her say she should receive several thousand pounds - and stressed the case has implications for other deaf people.'