"A promising young athlete who was sent home from a sports camp after organisers became aware she had a history of self-harm has been awarded €8,000 in compensation."
"The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the organisers of the sports camp had discriminated against the 15-year-old girl on grounds of disability in breach of the Equal Status Act 2000."
A promising 15-year-old athlete was sent home from a sports camp after organisers became aware she had a history of self-harm. The Workplace Relations Commission awarded the girl €8,000 in compensation. The Commission ruled that the camp organisers discriminated against the girl on grounds of disability. The discrimination was found to be in breach of the Equal Status Act 2000. The decision treats a history of self-harm as falling within protections against disability discrimination under that legislation in the context of access to services such as sports camps.
#disability-discrimination #equal-status-act-2000 #workplace-relations-commission #self-harm #youth-sports
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