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Disabled students ‘face appalling barriers’ at latest university to face discrimination claims

By John Pring on 13th August 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled students ‘face appalling barriers’ at latest university to face discrimination claims
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Disabled students have launched a new campaign aimed at convincing their university to address the discrimination they face on campus. They say the University of Exeter (pictured) is plagued by access barriers and a failure to provide reasonable adjustments under the […]

Autistic man still feels ‘let down and unsafe’ after police legal settlement

By John Pring on 9th April 2020 Category: Crime

Autistic man still feels ‘let down and unsafe’ after police legal settlement
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An autistic man who brought a legal case against a police force for discrimination, after it twice detained him, has had his claim settled out of court. Daniel Smith had challenged the policies of Devon and Cornwall police because he believed […]

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