Is This Mother Of A Deaf Child Going Beyond The Bounds Of Common Sense In Her Demands?

[dave50]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42776454
Is she just pushing an agenda? I think she is being unreasonable and trying to make a point.

[murraymints]

Unreasonable in my opinion too..

[dannyk13]

I agree, and she won't be helping how deaf people are perceived.

[Deskdiary]

She asked for a signer to be provided and was refused, but was offered free tickets for her to supply her own signer. Not happy with this she forced the issue through legal channels, the promoter relented and provided a signer - but because the signer was only provided for the headline act and not the support acts, she's suing.

I think she is being unreasonable.

Her contention that missing the support acts is akin to only seeing the final 20 minutes of a film is complete bullhsite and you cannot compare the two. Her prime (probably sole) reason for buying the tickets was to see Little Mix. I doubt the support even entered her mind.

She's trying to make a point.

[murraymints]

Would it be reasonable to stop a performance so diabetics can go eat or inject ? Ibs sufferer to go to loo?etc etc... one is aware of one's own parameters in life and lives accordingly...

[naomi24]

She is unreasonable. I hope she fails.

[NoMercy]

We live in an age where people feel compelled to complain or get offended or play the victim card.

It'll get to the stage where lines become too blurred and we become impervious to all cries of discrimination.

[dannyk13]

I am still puzzling as to why the mother ,who is deaf, could enjoy the music.

[hc4361]

Bloody good for her! If this is the way businesses are forced to comply with the law, so be it. The family taking along an interpreter wouldn't have been adequate.
Cinemas provide audio description for the blind and this is no different. These companies make huge profits and surely can afford to provide an interpreter.

[dannyk13]

Hc, It was the daughters who were the fans of Little Mix, and they are not deaf, so they would not need an interpreter.The adults are deaf and so could not hear the music.Why would they require an interpreter?

[murraymints]

Not viable for every performance in the land though is it ?

[B00]

hc- " The family taking along an interpreter wouldn't have been adequate. "

Why not?

[hc4361]

Why not, murray? All an interpreter needs is a corner of the stage or an area at the front that is sufficiently lit.

danny, deaf people can very much enjoy music and a gig. They can feel the beat and sense the vibrations, many can also hear certain tones. Why shouldn't the mother and her friends be able to join in the gig experience fully?

[douglas9401]

Hurray! It's a crusade!

Little Mix look like a better fed Spice Girls.

[hc4361]

Boo, would her own interpreter have been given advance notice of the set and a well lit elevated area to stand on? Sitting alongside them in the dark would be hopeless.

[murraymints]

For every live performance of every performer / stage production in every venue in the UK ? Bit of a stretch !

[dannyk13]

//"We consulted with her recommended agency and agreed to provide the professional interpreter of her choice for the Little Mix show.

"This included specific staging and lighting, and a set list in advance."

LHG Live also provided upgraded tickets, access to private accessible toilets and all public announcements on giant screens either side of the main stage.//
Don't you think that the theatre did enough for them?

[Old_Geezer]

I'd not know of the legal position but if you are deaf and buy a concert ticket I don't see how one can claim the cost of an interpreter/signer is included in the ticket price. And if one was provided for the main group one should consider oneself fortunate, not moan about the support acts too. Trying it on IMO.

[hc4361]

The threatre did very well but could easily have provided the interpreter for the whole thing. And why not?

[hc4361]

OG, audio description for the blind is included in the price of cinema tickets.

[murraymints]

And front of house tickets would need to be purchased ..not much good in the cheaper seats...