Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
28-07-2021, 13:27
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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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28-07-2021, 14:37
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
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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Katie Rowley, 30, said Cabinet Office had breached obligations to make broadcasts accessible to deaf people under equality legislation
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if they had subs then they were accessible
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28-07-2021, 15:06
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
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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28-07-2021, 15:24
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
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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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if they had subs then they were accessible
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BSL and English are two different languages. For some deaf people, English is their second language.
https://dwpdigital.blog.gov.uk/2016/...cond-language/
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28-07-2021, 15:30
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
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What is wrong with her reading?
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She has dyslexia.
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28-07-2021, 15:30
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
Just someone just out to make money again.
Funny how the "stress" of a court case had no effect whatsover.
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28-07-2021, 15:51
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
Yay I won a £10 bet on who would start a thread on this (non) story
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28-07-2021, 15:57
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
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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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170 briefings and 2 were found to have breached the rules, with luck compensation will be limited
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28-07-2021, 16:10
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
Maybe the person who normally did the signing had cramp?
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28-07-2021, 16:18
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
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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if they had subs then they were accessible
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It is a big deal. This was one of the most important issues that we have faced in our lifetime, yet the Government didn't deem those with hearing difficulties important enough to be kept informed like everyone else.
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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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I doubt it, it was more likely done to advance the consideration of deaf people and the application of existing laws designed to help those less fortunate than ourselves.
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170 briefings and 2 were found to have breached the rules, with luck compensation will be limited
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This is two too many. Every briefing was accessible to the hearing community, so this should also be the case for whose hearing is impaired.
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28-07-2021, 16:19
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
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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28-07-2021, 16:23
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
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Maybe the person who normally did the signing had cramp?
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Possibly with all the jerking movements they had to do every time handcock or Johnston spoke....
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28-07-2021, 16:24
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
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It is a big deal. This was one of the most important issues that we have faced in our lifetime, yet the Government didn't deem those with hearing difficulties important enough to be kept informed like everyone else.
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I doubt it, it was more likely done to advance the consideration of deaf people and the application of existing laws designed to help those less fortunate than ourselves.
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This is two too many. Every briefing was accessible to the hearing community, so this should also be the case for whose hearing is impaired.
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Or, they made a mistake, whilst I can understand them being rapped over the knuckles and told to ensure that the mistake isn't repeated.
Compensation? Seriously? For what?
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28-07-2021, 16:32
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
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maybe so but unless they get to buy every single magazine or book with a video of someone reading it to them in BSL then it does not really hold water
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She has dyslexia.
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this holds more water than the last reply but still come on...
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Maybe the person who normally did the signing had cramp?
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or Covid
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It is a big deal. This was one of the most important issues that we have faced in our lifetime, yet the Government didn't deem those with hearing difficulties important enough to be kept informed like everyone else.[COLOR="Silver"]
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Oh excuse them while dealing with the most important issues of our time for not thinking of those millions of deaf people who happen to have dyslexia also
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28-07-2021, 16:33
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Re: Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings.
Does this mean we're going to have even more people in the corner of the screen madly gesticulating. They drive me crazy.
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