Sofiya Kalinova awarded €3,000 in disability discrimination case

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Sofiya Kalinova was awarded €3,000 for disability discrimination by the Workplace Relations Commission, reported on 17 July 2023.

The WRC found that Griffith College failed to assess her needs after she asked about Irish Sign Language interpretation and note-taking for a King's Inns entrance-exam preparation course. It ordered the college to review its policies, including the policy requiring deaf learners to bear interpretation costs.