Disability: a reminder of service providers’ duties

• Author:
• Mark Heighton

A disabled teenager who took on Royal Bank of Scotland after it failed to cater for his needs won a landmark legal challenge today.

David Allen, 17, who has muscular dystrophy, launched legal action against the bank after they failed to implement wheelchair access at the Church Street branch in Sheffield.

At Sheffield County Court today, Judge John Dowse ruled the bank had breached the Disability Discrimination Act. The DDA has been in force now for some years and property owners and ... (528 more words)

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