Deaf woman wins compensation over covid briefings. - Page 2

Carth · 28-07-2021, 16:37

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Originally Posted by spiderplant

She has dyslexia.

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Ms Rowley, 36, who was pregnant during the pandemic, said the stress she suffered from being unable to access crucial information about the virus had impacted her pregnancy and well-being.

The actor and writer is now set to be awarded compensation after a judge agreed that the lack of British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters amounted to discrimination against her.

Obviously intelligent and confident . . . wonder what made her turn into a weirdo?

BenMcr · 28-07-2021, 16:42

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Originally Posted by Jaymoss

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

It's been an issue for the deaf community since the start of the briefings in England

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-52323854

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Coronavirus: Lack of sign language interpreters leads to legal case against government
By Beth Rose
BBC Ouch

Published 28 April 2020

And it's not an issue in the rest of the UK, they've been able to do it from pretty much day 1:

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In Scotland and Wales, interpreters stand 2m behind ministers during briefings because BSL is formally recognised as a language in those countries. Northern Ireland use BSL and ISL interpreters, shown on a small screen inside the room.

Russ · 28-07-2021, 16:49

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

This was one of the most important issues that we have faced in our lifetime,

That sentence is of course massively subjective and completely unquantifiable.

mrmistoffelees · 28-07-2021, 16:55

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Originally Posted by Carth

Obviously intelligent and confident . . . wonder what made her turn into a weirdo?

From your quote, unable to access crucial information? As in, there were no other sources for her to obtain the information? It's not as if most of it wasn't leaked to the media ahead of time in order to gain public perception.

US comp culture at it's finest.

TheDaddy · 28-07-2021, 17:44

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Originally Posted by Carth

Obviously intelligent and confident . . . wonder what made her turn into a weirdo?

Let's hope it's not money or she might end up disappointed, with luck

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees

US comp culture at it's finest.

And we need to ensure that doesn't take root, money doesn't make things better necessarily, one of my eyes is macular off at the moment due to botched surgery, the first thing several people have said is sue but the finest eye hospital in the world will hopefully fix me on Friday and if they do legal action won't even be a consideration for me

Russ · 28-07-2021, 17:58

By and large we won’t ever get a version of “US Compensation Culture”. Our laws on such things are thankfully quite different and much harder to abuse.

Carth · 28-07-2021, 18:18

I'm thinking of joining Facebook & Twitter, then hope someone calls me old and fat.

Bound to hurt my delicate feelings, destroy my confidence, and make me ashamed to leave the house.

I can see the money rolling in now

Taf · 28-07-2021, 18:36

If she gets any money for this "distress" how long before we start seeing adverts" Deaf? Unable to get information due to no BSL signing on 2 occasions? Phone BSLcash4U".

mrmistoffelees · 28-07-2021, 18:52

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Let's hope it's not money or she might end up disappointed, with luck

And we need to ensure that doesn't take root, money doesn't make things better necessarily, one of my eyes is macular off at the moment due to botched surgery, the first thing several people have said is sue but the finest eye hospital in the world will hopefully fix me on Friday and if they do legal action won't even be a consideration for me

Moorbridge ?

**Hugh** · 28-07-2021, 19:00

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Originally Posted by Carth

I'm thinking of joining Facebook & Twitter, then hope someone calls me old and fat.

Bound to hurt my delicate feelings, destroy my confidence, and make me ashamed to leave the house.

I can see the money rolling in now

Well, the odds are high*…

*if you use a picture of me

1andrew1 · 28-07-2021, 19:01

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees

Moorbridge ?

Substitute fields for a bridge?

TheDaddy · 28-07-2021, 19:18

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees

Moorbridge ?

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Substitute fields for a bridge?

mrmistoffelees · 28-07-2021, 19:21

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Ah yes my mistake ! I’m sure you’ll receive the absolute best of care

**Paul** · 28-07-2021, 22:51

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

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.

What complete bullshite.

First of all this was just 2 times out of 150 or more.
Secondly, it almost certainly had subtitles.
Thirdly, the information was always made available elsewhere.
Also, she could simply have asked someone.

Oh, and what "crucial " information was in these specific instances that she could not possibly find out some other way

My daughter was pregnant during the pandemic, and didnt watch any daily beiefings, yet somehow she managed without all this "crucial" information.

Ridiculous claim culture.

RichardCoulter · 29-07-2021, 00:24

Deaf people were fully entitled to be told what was being said at all these briefings.

It's already been explained why the provision of subtitles was inadequate.

This has been confirmed by the judiciary. Ironically, the very same Government published this the other day too as part of their levelling up to make things fairer for disabled people in general:

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...ility-strategy