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Originally Posted by Stephen
What has the equality act got to do with people posting on a forum or chatting in the street etc?
They aren't an employer or business or public sector. Also people want just shout about the act because they don't like what they here. If you annoy someone or act like a fool then that's not anything to do with a disability.
I have a number of health conditions that would enable me to be classed as disabled. However aside from claiming ADP and getting aids and tools when at
work to help me I would never shout about them or claim discrimination because someone responded to me in a manner I didn't like.
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You are correct in saying that the Equality Act is intended to deal with companies etc.
If an individual is causing problems it would be dealt with by the police as a hate crime.
You are incorrect with your comment 'If someone annoys you or acts like a fool it's nothing to do with disability.
If someone annoys you because they are walking slow due to having a new prosthetic leg fitted, that is related to disability. If someone, like the woman I met recently, shouts & swears in public due to dementia, is she acting like a fool according to you?
If innapropriate comments (or actions) were made to either of the above examples or to someone whose thinking skills & ability to express themselves are affected by disability (be it a brain injury, dementia or anything else) then one of my facilitators has outlined the behaviour expected:
It is disability discrimination if someone is harassing you because of your disability. You can take action about this.
Someone is harassing you if you find their behaviour towards you offensive, frightening, degrading, humiliating or in any way distressing. Examples of harassment could involve nicknames, teasing, name-calling, pulling faces, jokes, pranks or any other behaviour which you find upsetting because of your disability. Even if this behaviour is not deliberately meant to hurt you, it may still count as discrimination if you find it upsetting.
This would be logged and treated as a hate crime.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
This is not based on fact - there has to be verbal abuse for it even to be considered to be against the law, and disagreeing with someone isn’t verbal abuse.
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See my reply to Stephen, though of course you are correct if verbal abuse takes place.
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Originally Posted by peanut
It wasn't a personal attack and had I no intent, just stating a fact. Not my problem if you don't like what you hear.
You've made a rod for your own back and you have to live with that in your own way.
As for the rest. All just noise as it doesn't mean anything to me. You're impossible to converse with so therefore on that basis I'm out.
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Can you please state exactly what you mean by the comment that I have 'created a rod for my own back'?
I don't understand what you mean.
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Originally Posted by peanut
I'm not talking about 'people' as I'm talking directly to you.
Have I mocked you? Been untruthful? Have I treated you badly? As for the rest... I rest my case.
If you want to call the police because I called you unpleasant, go ahead.
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Thank you for making this clear.
Can you please state why you are calling me 'unpleasant' as this has upset me.