Disability complaint summaries
Employment
- Hospital administrator treated poorly after being injured at home
- Dismissed because of on-going disability
- Ken threatened to lose work role after suffering an injury outside of work
- Job title changed after taking time off for health reasons
- Isobel threatened with her job after injuring her back
- Young woman with chronic fatigue syndrome let go from her job
- Registered nurse told she was an injury risk
- Santa Claus told not to wear glasses for photos with the children
- Experienced caterer refused catering job because of previous injury
- Workcover claim disadvantages job applicant
- Lisa refused volunteer work as ambulance officer because of medication
- Hours cut after returning from work injury
Customer service
- Taxi driver insists on putting guide dog in the boot of the car
- Local council volunteers refused person with dementia participation in group outing
- Customer told not to browse in the chemist
- Bus access not available for Bianca in a wheelchair
- Daria, in a wheelchair, felt humiliated by bus driver
- Motor insurance denied because of the person's Workcover claim
Education
- Special needs student disadvantaged
- Mature-age student has an epileptic seizure and is asked to leave the course
- Limited support at school for boy with intellectual impairment
- Girl with Tourette's syndrome felt no support from her school
Housing
- Tenant refused because she requires a medic alert dog with her
- Housing offer withdrawn after advising participation in the methadone program
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