"The State body overseeing special education for adults and children with disabilities has been ordered to pay €40,000 in compensation to a deaf man for denying him a job interview because he lacked an academic qualification in Irish Sign Language."
"The National Council for Special Education was ruled to have indirectly discriminated against the job applicant, Noel O'Connell, in breach of the Employment Equality Act 1998, when it turned down his application for a post as "advisor deaf/hard of hearing" in April 2022."
The National Council for Special Education was ordered to pay €40,000 in compensation to Noel O'Connell after denying him a job interview because he did not hold an academic qualification in Irish Sign Language. The council was found to have indirectly discriminated against O'Connell in breach of the Employment Equality Act 1998. O'Connell had applied in April 2022 for the role of "advisor deaf/hard of hearing". The requirement for the specific qualification was determined to have a discriminatory effect that prevented the applicant from being considered for interview and potential employment.
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