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Legal threat to PM over lack of BSL interpreter in £2.6 million briefing room

By John Pring on 1st April 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Legal threat to PM over lack of BSL interpreter in £2.6 million briefing room
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The government is facing the threat of fresh legal action after it failed to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter at a televised pandemic briefing by the prime minister, despite spending £2.6 million on a new media room. Deaf campaigners […]

Train company pays £17,000 after repeatedly leaving disabled woman stranded

By John Pring on 11th March 2021 Category: Transport

Train company pays £17,000 after repeatedly leaving disabled woman stranded
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A disabled woman who was left stranded on trains and station platforms more than 30 times by a rail company has been awarded compensation of £17,000. Southern admitted repeatedly failing to deal ­­with the discrimination Sam Jennings was facing, even after […]

US retail giant faces legal action over new face covering rule

By John Pring on 7th January 2021 Category: Independent Living

US retail giant faces legal action over new face covering rule
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Disabled campaigners have called on a multinational retailer to urgently withdraw a “totally unacceptable” policy that bans disabled people who cannot wear face coverings from its stores. The American retail giant is now facing legal action from disabled people after introducing […]

‘Vast majority’ of important government COVID information ‘is inaccessible to BSL-users’

By John Pring on 17th December 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

‘Vast majority’ of important government COVID information ‘is inaccessible to BSL-users’
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The “vast majority” of important COVID-19-related information provided by the UK government is not accessible to users of British Sign Language (BSL), a new investigation has found. A report on the investigation will be submitted by lawyers for BSL-user Katie Rowley […]

Legoland agrees sweeping changes after leaving disabled five-year-old ‘humiliated’

By John Pring on 17th December 2020 Category: Independent Living

Legoland agrees sweeping changes after leaving disabled five-year-old ‘humiliated’
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A children’s theme park that forced a disabled five-year-old to leave his wheelchair and prove he could walk – twice – before he was allowed to use a ride, has apologised and agreed to make sweeping changes. The owners of Legoland […]

Apple could face multiple legal actions after ‘ignoring’ government face mask guidance

By John Pring on 19th November 2020 Category: Human Rights

Apple could face multiple legal actions after ‘ignoring’ government face mask guidance
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Tech giant Apple could be facing multiple legal cases by disabled people who have been ejected from its shops for failing to wear a face mask, despite government guidance stating that they were exempt from the rules. Two legal firms – […]

Deaf activists on 200-mile trek to bring ‘Where’s the Interpreter?’ message to ‘callous’ PM

By John Pring on 8th October 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Deaf activists on 200-mile trek to bring ‘Where’s the Interpreter?’ message to ‘callous’ PM
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A Deaf activist is walking from Gloucester to Downing Street to draw attention to the government’s “callous and heartless” refusal to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter at its coronavirus TV briefings. Lynn Stewart-Taylor, founder of the #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign, and […]

Legal firm’s insurance link-up could open access to Equality Act justice

By John Pring on 10th September 2020 Category: Human Rights

Legal firm’s insurance link-up could open access to Equality Act justice
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Disabled people who have been prevented from taking discrimination cases through the courts by the risk of potentially ruinous costs if they lose could now have a new way to secure access to justice. A link-up between a leading discrimination law […]

Courts not much more accessible than 25 years ago, says campaigner

By John Pring on 23rd July 2020 Category: Independent Living

Courts not much more accessible than 25 years ago, says campaigner
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The courts are not much more accessible than they were a quarter of a century ago, a disabled campaigner has told lawyers and fellow campaigners. Natalya Dell (pictured) has been collecting information about disabled people who take civil cases through the […]

Coronavirus: Tesco ‘opens priority home deliveries to disabled shoppers’

By John Pring on 28th May 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Tesco ‘opens priority home deliveries to disabled shoppers’
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More than 350 disabled people have secured the right to be added to a supermarket’s priority shopping list, in the first success of what is believed to be the biggest legal class action of its kind. Tesco also appears to have […]

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