Disabled student wins 'lift' case
14 Mar 2007
A disabled County Down student has won damages against a care company after it refused to lift her out of her wheelchair to attend university.
Laura Lee Jenkins, 21, from Saintfield is paralysed from the chest down.
The company, Nursing and Caring Direct, was contracted to provide personal care but refused to assist in lifting her.
In settling the case, the Lisburn firm admitted breaching the Disability Discrimination Act. It also apologised for the distress caused.