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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Disability Watch</title><link>/</link><description>Recent content on Disability Watch</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Dyslexic M&S worker was sacked because of mistakes she made in emails</title><link>/p/dyslexic-ms-worker-was-sacked-because-of-mistakes-she-made-in-emails/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/dyslexic-ms-worker-was-sacked-because-of-mistakes-she-made-in-emails/</guid><description><p>A dyslexic Marks and Spencer worker has won more than £50,000 after losing her job following concerns about mistakes in her emails.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://metro.co.uk/2022/11/23/dyslexic-ms-worker-was-sacked-because-of-mistakes-she-made-in-emails-17818046/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>Metro</a><br>
<strong>Archive:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://archive.ph/MMdEc" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>archive.ph</a></p></description></item><item><title>Seizure assistance dog refused access to Co-op store</title><link>/p/seizure-assistance-dog-refused-access-to-co-op-store/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/seizure-assistance-dog-refused-access-to-co-op-store/</guid><description><p>A video on TikTok has been recently released showing Ivor, a seizure assistance dog and his handler being refused access to a Co-op store in an undisclosed location. As part of the altercation, an employee is also accused of assaulting the assistance dog.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ivorandklara1/video/7165627021886754053" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>TikTok</a><br>
<strong>Archive:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://archive.ph/QeFob" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>archive.ph</a></p></description></item><item><title>Blind woman and guide dog kicked out of London Premier Inn</title><link>/p/blind-woman-and-guide-dog-kicked-out-of-london-premier-inn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/blind-woman-and-guide-dog-kicked-out-of-london-premier-inn/</guid><description><p>Angharad Paget-Jones, a data analyst and disability rights campaigner from Port Talbot writes on Twitter about the experience of being forced to leave the Premier Inn at Enfield, in the middle of the night.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://twitter.com/AngieBeatDown/status/1590388040937406473" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>Twitter</a><br>
<strong>Archive:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://archive.ph/z17xH" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>archive.ph</a> <a class="link" href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1590388040937406473.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>threadreader</a></p>
<p><strong>UPDATE</strong><br>
On the 11th November 2022, Premier Inn released the following statement on <a class="link" href="https://twitter.com/premierinn/status/1591111307188916225" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>Twitter</a></p>
<pre><code>At Premier Inn we take the needs and equal treatment of our guests extremely seriously
and all team members receive disability awareness training to make sure all our guests
get the same warm welcome and enjoy a great stay. So we were shocked and appalled to see
the upsetting Twitter thread alleging that a guest was asked to leave one of our hotels in
Enfield.
An urgent investigation is already underway with the hotel to find out exactly what's happened
and we've reached out to the guest to fully understand the circumstances of what has taken place
and apologise for the upset caused. We have a zero tolerance approach towards discrimination and
work extensively with organisations that support disabled people - this only strengthens our
determination to ensure this kind of incident never happens again.
</code></pre>
<p><strong>UPDATE 2</strong><br>
On the 12th November 2022 MP Feryal Clark received a <a class="link" href="https://twitter.com/FeryalClark/status/1591464707709456384" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>response</a> from Premier Inn&rsquo;s Managing Director, Alison Brittain regarding the incident pledging to investigate.</p></description></item><item><title>Wheelchair user left on plane by Gatwick Airport and Iberia</title><link>/p/wheelchair-user-left-on-plane-by-gatwick-airport-and-iberia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 20:23:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/wheelchair-user-left-on-plane-by-gatwick-airport-and-iberia/</guid><description><p>Frank Gardner, a reporter for the BBC and known previously to Disability Watch writes on Twitter about the experience of being left onboard an Iberia flight at Gatwick Airport.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://twitter.com/FrankRGardner/status/1542589642293248000" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>Twitter</a><br>
<strong>Archive:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://archive.ph/W5Zny" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>archive.ph</a></p></description></item><item><title>C4 subtitle problems breached licence conditions, Ofcom finds</title><link>/p/c4-subtitle-problems-breached-licence-conditions-ofcom-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:28:33 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/c4-subtitle-problems-breached-licence-conditions-ofcom-finds/</guid><description><p>Channel 4 breached its broadcast licence conditions after viewers had to go weeks without subtitles, signing or audio description, Ofcom has found.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61863696" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>BBC News</a><br>
<strong>Archive:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220620210255/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61863696" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>archive.org</a></p></description></item><item><title>Passenger with restricted mobility dies after leaving flight</title><link>/p/passenger-with-restricted-mobility-dies-after-leaving-flight/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 16:33:27 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/passenger-with-restricted-mobility-dies-after-leaving-flight/</guid><description><p>A passenger with restricted mobility has died at Gatwick Airport after leaving an aircraft.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-61837369" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>BBC News</a><br>
<strong>Archive:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220618075142/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-61837369" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>archive.org</a></p></description></item><item><title>Wheelchair user left on plane by Gatwick Airport</title><link>/p/wheelchair-user-left-on-plane-by-gatwick-airport/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2022 18:18:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/wheelchair-user-left-on-plane-by-gatwick-airport/</guid><description><p>Sonia Sodha, a columnist for The Observer, writes on Twitter about the experience of her friend Victoria at Gatwick Airport.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://twitter.com/soniasodha/status/1533121064674402307" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>Twitter</a><br>
<strong>Archive:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://archive.ph/4ggMA" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>archive.ph</a></p>
<p><strong>UPDATE</strong><br>
Gatwick Airport, and their assistance provider Wilson James have apologised to the passenger for a service falling &ldquo;far below our values and aims.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-61703060" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>BBC News</a><br>
<strong>Archive:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://archive.ph/1YP7V" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>archive.ph</a></p></description></item><item><title>Wheelchair user left on plane calls for review</title><link>/p/wheelchair-user-left-on-plane-calls-for-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:41:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/wheelchair-user-left-on-plane-calls-for-review/</guid><description><p>A wheelchair user who was stuck on a plane for two hours because there was no-one to help him disembark has called for support services to be properly funded and not be &ldquo;an afterthought&rdquo;.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-61658042" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>BBC News</a><br>
<strong>Archive:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://archive.ph/UkeIS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>archive.ph</a></p></description></item><item><title>Guide dog and owner turned away from Oxford restaurant</title><link>/p/guide-dog-and-owner-turned-away-from-oxford-restaurant/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 15:41:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/guide-dog-and-owner-turned-away-from-oxford-restaurant/</guid><description><p>A blind student was left feeling &ldquo;shaken and excluded&rdquo; after a restaurant said it would not allow them and their guide dog to eat inside.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-61618015" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>BBC News</a><br>
<strong>Archive:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://archive.ph/GQt9Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>archive.ph</a></p></description></item><item><title>Natasha Abrahart suicide: University discriminated against student</title><link>/p/natasha-abrahart-suicide-university-discriminated-against-student/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 16:41:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/natasha-abrahart-suicide-university-discriminated-against-student/</guid><description><p>A university has been told to pay more than £50,000 in damages for discriminating against a student who killed herself in 2018.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-61510479" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>BBC News</a></p></description></item><item><title>Frank Gardner: 'It happened again' - Why are wheelchair-users left on planes?</title><link>/p/frank-gardner-it-happened-again-why-are-wheelchair-users-left-on-planes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 13:41:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/frank-gardner-it-happened-again-why-are-wheelchair-users-left-on-planes/</guid><description><p>Ben Furner experienced the same thing just weeks earlier at a different British airport. He was left on a plane while someone
went in search of his mobility scooter.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-61497830" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>BBC News</a></p></description></item><item><title>Tesco refuse access to disabled man with guide dog, twice in a week</title><link>/p/tesco-refuse-access-to-disabled-man-with-guide-dog-twice-in-a-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 19:41:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/tesco-refuse-access-to-disabled-man-with-guide-dog-twice-in-a-week/</guid><description><p>In the United Kingdom, Sean Dilly, a correspondent for the BBC, details his experiences with access to Tesco with his guide dog.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-61468496" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>BBC News</a></p></description></item><item><title>Heathrow Airport leave disabled passenger on aircraft without assistance</title><link>/p/heathrow-airport-leave-disabled-passenger-on-aircraft-without-assistance/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2022 16:41:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/heathrow-airport-leave-disabled-passenger-on-aircraft-without-assistance/</guid><description><p>In the United Kingdom, Frank Gardner, a security correspondent for the BBC was left on an aircraft without assistance.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://twitter.com/FrankRGardner/status/1525931462423355393" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>Twitter</a></p></description></item><item><title>Newcastle Wetherspoons refuses assistance dog entry to pub</title><link>/p/newcastle-wetherspoons-refuses-assistance-dog-entry-to-pub/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 08:41:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>/p/newcastle-wetherspoons-refuses-assistance-dog-entry-to-pub/</guid><description><p>In the United Kingdom, a 19 year old teenager was refused entry to a Wetherspoons pub.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-61384477" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>BBC News</a></p></description></item></channel></rss>