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A member of Legal Beagles, who has suffered with Epilepsy for many years has, with a group of others, won a victory against a chain of bars for disability discrimination.
Last November the group, all supporters of the charity, National Society for Epilepsy and members of an epilepsy support website which offers advice and support for people with epilepsy and their families, visited Walkabout, an Australian themed bar in Birmingham City centre.
During their visit, one of their group suffered an epileptic seizure.
Following the seizure, the group was approached by the doormen employed by Walkabout and were asked to leave the premises. The reasons given were that the group was being disruptive and could offend other people in the bar.
Our member requested to speak with the Manager of the bar and was subsequently offered a refund on the drinks they had just purchased. They accepted and left the bar.
Following the incident, the group decided they were not prepared to accept this treatment and decided to write to Walkabout and ask them to explain their actions on the night. The group received no reply and began court action against the bar for discrimination.
A court date was then set for late February.
Yesterday Walkabout sent the group a letter asking if they would accept the apologies of Walkabout and enclosed a cheque for £10,000 - to be paid to the epilepsy charity of their choice. A promise was also made that all staff employed by Walkabout would now receive training in customer care, which would include how to avoid discriminatory behaviour towards their customers.
The cheque will be donated to Epilepsy UK, a charity which supports sufferers and families with epilepsy.
Full thread Disability discrimination victory. - Legal Beagles
Last November the group, all supporters of the charity, National Society for Epilepsy and members of an epilepsy support website which offers advice and support for people with epilepsy and their families, visited Walkabout, an Australian themed bar in Birmingham City centre.
During their visit, one of their group suffered an epileptic seizure.
Following the seizure, the group was approached by the doormen employed by Walkabout and were asked to leave the premises. The reasons given were that the group was being disruptive and could offend other people in the bar.
Our member requested to speak with the Manager of the bar and was subsequently offered a refund on the drinks they had just purchased. They accepted and left the bar.
Following the incident, the group decided they were not prepared to accept this treatment and decided to write to Walkabout and ask them to explain their actions on the night. The group received no reply and began court action against the bar for discrimination.
A court date was then set for late February.
Yesterday Walkabout sent the group a letter asking if they would accept the apologies of Walkabout and enclosed a cheque for £10,000 - to be paid to the epilepsy charity of their choice. A promise was also made that all staff employed by Walkabout would now receive training in customer care, which would include how to avoid discriminatory behaviour towards their customers.
The cheque will be donated to Epilepsy UK, a charity which supports sufferers and families with epilepsy.
Full thread Disability discrimination victory. - Legal Beagles
