Ministry of Defence

Case Summary

The Employment Tribunal dismissed the claimant's claims of disability discrimination against the Ministry of Defence, finding that the Respondents did not provide necessary auxiliary aids and that the Claimant was not at a substantial disadvantage compared with those not suffering from her disability.

The tribunal found that the respondents did not provide necessary auxiliary aids, and the claimant was not at a substantial disadvantage compared with non-disabled persons, resulting in dismissal of the disability discrimination claims.

• •whether the claimant was put at a substantial disadvantage compared to someone without her disability in that she could not complete an assessment fully and that it increased the likelihood of her experiencing pain when performing desk bound tasks in her day to day role at RAF Waddington
• •whether the respondents knew or ought to have known the claimant was likely to be put at a substantial disadvantage
• •whether the respondents failed in their duty to take such steps as it would have been reasonable to have taken to avoid the disadvantage namely providing the auxiliary aids referred to above

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