TUC has issued the following in relation to lack of accessible conference facilities: NEWS SUBMISSION Failure to find 2005 National Disabled Conference Venue In a shocking admission of national failure to address DDA access issues, TUC Disability Conference delegates were given the news that there is no suitable venue in the UK to host the [...]
There has been recent publicity about a group of 23 Deaf Mary Hare Grammar School students being told to leave their plane because they did not have a “carer” with them. What exactly is the legal position here? What happened? The group of 23 were due to go on holiday to the Canary Islands on [...]
Stealing an idea from Notes from the (Legal) Underground. Thanks to the following websites that have linked to us, since our launch: The Law Society of Scotland Press Association, Community Newswire The Lawyer The Legal Practitioner College of Law UK Centre for Legal Education The Law Teacher lawcareers.net Auckland District Law Society National Deaf Children’s [...]
The Just Ask! website has been re-launched as Community Legal Service Direct. This website provides extended information in relation to Community Legal Services. It is a shame that BSL still has not been properly addressed by the Legal Services Commission. A BSL search under the directory, currently provides 2 matches (nationally): the DRC and the [...]
The Metropolitan Police Service is recruiting disabled people to become independent advisors to the Met on community police issues. The new Disability Independent Advisory Group (IAG) will help the Met to improve its service for disabled people. Its involvement could range from reviewing and improving the investigation and prevention of disability hate crime to advising [...]
Last week, I received the following: We have been asked by the Employment Tribunal to investigate the possibilities of you providing a non-professional sign interpreter, for example a friend, family member or colleague to attend the hearing. This is to reduce the cost to the Employment Tribunal Services of hiring professional interpreters. Non-professional interpreters may [...]