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| Belfast woman wins £2,000 diabetes discrimination case | Belfast woman wins £2,000 diabetes discrimination case |
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| A Belfast woman with Type 1 diabetes has been awarded £2,000 after security staff at a rock concert confiscated her fizzy drink. | A Belfast woman with Type 1 diabetes has been awarded £2,000 after security staff at a rock concert confiscated her fizzy drink. |
| Kayla Hanna, 20, was at a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Boucher Road in Belfast in 2016. | Kayla Hanna, 20, was at a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Boucher Road in Belfast in 2016. |
| The student always carries Lucozade for her blood sugar levels, but staff employed by Eventsec Ltd removed it, despite her showing them her diabetes tattoo and insulin pack. | The student always carries Lucozade for her blood sugar levels, but staff employed by Eventsec Ltd removed it, despite her showing them her diabetes tattoo and insulin pack. |
| The judge ruled it was discrimination. | The judge ruled it was discrimination. |
| Miss Hanna, who was 18 at the time of the incident, told the court she was going into the concert when she was told she could not bring in her bottle. | Miss Hanna, who was 18 at the time of the incident, told the court she was going into the concert when she was told she could not bring in her bottle. |
| 'Very anxious and upset' | 'Very anxious and upset' |
| "I told her [ the security guard] of my condition and showed her the tattoos on my wrist which indicate I have diabetes," she said. | "I told her [ the security guard] of my condition and showed her the tattoos on my wrist which indicate I have diabetes," she said. |
| "She said that 'anyone could have that' so I also showed her my insulin pack and the meter used to check my levels. | "She said that 'anyone could have that' so I also showed her my insulin pack and the meter used to check my levels. |
| "She consulted with another guard and they insisted that they had a strict policy and they would not allow me to bring the drink inside." | "She consulted with another guard and they insisted that they had a strict policy and they would not allow me to bring the drink inside." |
| Miss Hanna took a case under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland supported her. | Miss Hanna took a case under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland supported her. |
| She told the court she had been "very anxious and upset" throughout the gig. | She told the court she had been "very anxious and upset" throughout the gig. |
| "I really hope that now this issue has been brought to light it won't happen again to me or other people who live with diabetes," she added. | "I really hope that now this issue has been brought to light it won't happen again to me or other people who live with diabetes," she added. |
| Judge Gilpin said that Eventsec Ltd had failed to provide a reasonable adjustment to its policy of not allowing liquids to be brought into the concert. | Judge Gilpin said that Eventsec Ltd had failed to provide a reasonable adjustment to its policy of not allowing liquids to be brought into the concert. |
| 'Simple adjustment' | 'Simple adjustment' |
| Mary Kitson, senior legal officer at the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland said: "These are the kind of circumstances in which the reasonable adjustment provisions in the Disability Discrimination Act can be most beneficial". | Mary Kitson, senior legal officer at the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland said: "These are the kind of circumstances in which the reasonable adjustment provisions in the Disability Discrimination Act can be most beneficial". |
| She added: "They are in the act to ensure that people with disabilities are not denied access to services by reason of general policies which can, in themselves, be otherwise justifiable and necessary. | She added: "They are in the act to ensure that people with disabilities are not denied access to services by reason of general policies which can, in themselves, be otherwise justifiable and necessary. |
| "In this case, the company should have made arrangements to ensure that Kayla could have accessed Lucozade during the concert if needed, for example by directing her to its own medical centre at the venue and providing her with a bottle of Lucozade. | "In this case, the company should have made arrangements to ensure that Kayla could have accessed Lucozade during the concert if needed, for example by directing her to its own medical centre at the venue and providing her with a bottle of Lucozade. |
| "That would have been a simple adjustment and would have met her medical needs." | "That would have been a simple adjustment and would have met her medical needs." |
| Diabetes | Diabetes |
| There are two main types of diabetes: | There are two main types of diabetes: |
| Type 1 diabetes can develop at any age, but usually appears before the age of 40, particularly in childhood. | Type 1 diabetes can develop at any age, but usually appears before the age of 40, particularly in childhood. |
| About 10% of all diabetes is type 1, but it is the most common type of childhood diabetes, so it is sometimes called juvenile diabetes or early onset diabetes | About 10% of all diabetes is type 1, but it is the most common type of childhood diabetes, so it is sometimes called juvenile diabetes or early onset diabetes |
| Type 2 diabetes tends to develop later in life and is linked to lifestyle and being overweight. | Type 2 diabetes tends to develop later in life and is linked to lifestyle and being overweight. |
| Source: NHS Choices | Source: NHS Choices |
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