Profoundly #deaf man awarded £50K after mistreatment by job centre staff
‘Although he had not met him and knew little of his background, the official advised colleagues that Rimmer’s deafness was not a significant barrier to work and suggested his complaints about lack of deaf-friendly support were a way of trying to wilfully “sabotage” efforts to help him find a job.’
https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/28/deaf-man-awarded-50000-damages-after-mistreatment-by-jobcentre-officials
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