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The teen who won a legal fight for a BSL interpreter in class
Niamdh Braid took her local council to a tribunal at the age of 16 (and won!) after they refused to provide her with a BSL interpreter in class.
She tells Emma Tracey how Fife Council had argued that she was able to access her education using hearing aids and lip reading.
But after an expert witness told the tribunal that Niamdh could only hear 70% of what her teachers were saying, it ruled in her favour.
Also on this episode, meet Alex Mitchell, the self-described queer, autistic, disabled comedian who found fame on Britain’s Got Talent.
Presenter: Emma Tracey
Producers: Daniel Gordon, Alex Collins, George Sharpe
Recorded and mixed by Dave O’Neill
Editors: Beth Rose and Ben Mundy
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Niamdh Braid took her local council to a tribunal at the age of 16 (and won!) after they refused to provide her with a BSL interpreter in class.
She tells Emma Tracey how Fife Council had argued that she was able to access her education using hearing aids and lip reading.
But after an expert witness told the tribunal that Niamdh could only hear 70% of what her teachers were saying, it ruled in her favour.
Also on this episode, meet Alex Mitchell, the self-described queer, autistic, disabled comedian who found fame on Britain’s Got Talent.
Presenter: Emma Tracey
Producers: Daniel Gordon, Alex Collins, George Sharpe
Recorded and mixed by Dave O’Neill
Editors: Beth Rose and Ben Mundy
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