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Originally Posted by peanut
You haven't answered the first part of my post. Isn't it up to you to provide evidence regardless of your word if we ask. Without evidence it's down to courtesy or choice meaning there is no legal obligation whatever you say. So where does it state we have to accept it without question (without evidence) otherwise we're 'falling foul of the law'
I'm deaf, and if someone speaks slowly to me as if I'm dumb would that an offence? It happens quite often. But I just tell them politely. I don't think I've ever had a problem to the point where I would consider it as discrimination with how I'm treated. That would never enter my mind. Just correct and get on with life.
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That's fine, 99% of issues are resolved by politely letting people know the situation
It's when they fail to take heed or do things on purpose that problems arise and more formal action can be considered.
To use my example again, if you asked a fellow shopper* to tell you what a tannoy announcement was saying in a supermarket, they have no right to question your disability, ask for proof of it, make comments etc regarding your deafness. Doing so could be viewed as a hate crime or a hate incident.
*If a member of staff refused to help you, this would probably fall foul of the requirement to make adjustments under the Equality Act.
Fellow shoppers should either provide the help asked for with good grace (which I'm sure most would do) or politely refuse if they don't want to help.