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Bank worker who was bullied over disability she got after being knocked down by a car on the way to her FIRST DAY in the office wins £4.7million payout A bank worker was left disabled after being run over on her first day at NatWest in Croydon in 2008 She was shouted at and called … Read more
A controversial ‘scoring system’ used by the NHS to decide who receives critical care has been slammed over fears disabled people will be denied life-saving treatment. The so-called ‘Clinical Frailty Scale’ (CFS) ranks patients’ frailty from one to nine and is designed to prioritise those most likely to recover from the killer virus. It has been implemented … Read more
Department for Work and Pensions lost more disability discrimination cases than any other UK employer with nearly £1m paid out over three years DWP defended itself on 134 bias claims by disabled employees in three years One employee was sacked as DWP claimed she had taken too much sick leave Department settled 45 claims out of court between … Read more
Twitter bans ‘dehumanizing’ tweets about age, disease and disability as malicious and racist comments about coronavirus and US presidential election flood the platform Twitter updated its hate speech policy on Thursday that bans new language Tweets dehumanizing age, disability or disease are no long allowed on the site Users could have their accounts suspended if they … Read more
Tech titans including Sky and Mastercard join disability drive By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:46 GMT, 23 February 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 23 February 2020 Tech industry titans including Sky and Mastercard have announced commitments to encourage more disabled people into the workforce. The two firms, along with Audi and travel website Trivago, … Read more
Why you should be optimistic after a stroke: Scientists say looking on the bright side of life could ward off life-changing disability by slashing brain inflammation In a small study of 49 stroke survivors, researchers examined link with optimism The sample group were said to have reduced stroke severity after three months They also had … Read more