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Hospital facing court action after banning assistance dog

By John Pring on 4th February 2021 Category: Human Rights

Hospital facing court action after banning assistance dog
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A hospital trust is facing legal action after it refused permission to a disabled nurse to bring her assistance dog with her to an outpatient appointment during the pandemic. Wheelchair-user Bethann Siviter was visiting Birmingham City Hospital last August, but she […]

Government set to ignore key air travel discrimination concerns

By John Pring on 12th April 2018 Category: Transport

Government set to ignore key air travel discrimination concerns
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The government appears to be ignoring pleas to clamp down on significant areas of discrimination against disabled air passengers. The concerns arose after the Department for Transport (DfT) issued a progress report on its new aviation strategy. It included suggestions that […]

Admission by aviation regulator is latest step in assistance dogs aircraft battle

By John Pring on 22nd March 2018 Category: Transport

Admission by aviation regulator is latest step in assistance dogs aircraft battle
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The aviation regulator is being forced to change guidance that appears to discriminate against many disabled people who want to take their assistance dogs with them on commercial flights. Guidance issued through a safety notice by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) […]

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