Discrimination: specialist help?

We're not permitted to give legal advice. I'm an ex-trade union specialist in discrimination and recommend ACAS, which is the government body offering guidance to employers and employees about discrimination, including reasonable adjustment. 

Alexa said:

We're not permitted to give legal advice.

Who's "We" in this context?

Alexa said:

recommend ACAS,

My experience with ACAS suggests they're as useful as a chocolate teapot, but I don't claim to have explored them exhaustively.

Hairyloon said:

Who's "We" in this context?

Members of this community the forums. Community rule#6
Rule 6: No medical or legal advice 
Do not offer medical or legal advice. Always seek professional help for these matters. 

Hairyloon said:

Meanwhile, they sat on my application for six months for no discernable reason other than their personal grudge.

Looking at other appeals, they seem to take between 6 months and a year, so you are just within the normal time window it seems: https://gulbenkian.co.uk/first-tier-tribunal-appeal-processing-time/

My suspicion is that the ruling will be framed in a way that if you have problems in using the forms to complete a submission then you should seek help to get someone to do this with/for you. 

I expect they will consider it unreasonable to change the process for the minority who cannot do this themselves and will not seek help.

This in not me judging you, just trying to work out what the response is likely to be when you get one.

Ah, it sounds as though you're into Judicial Review territory, which is way outside my expertise.

Alexa said:

I can give you links to parts of the law/relevant advice

I'll be surprised if you can, but since you ask, there is a clue to it here: On the use of forms

Having been alerted to the existence of neurodivergent people who have issues with forms, the President of the Chamber commissioned a Practice Direction that overwrites the law and requires those people to get written permission before they can access the court's services.

Meanwhile, they sat on my application for six months for no discernable reason other than their personal grudge. I am still trying to find out the official reason for the delay.

But I didn't actually come here looking for help, I was observing the apparent lack of it, and suggesting that we ought to do something about it.

I can give you links to parts of the law/relevant advice if I knew what your problem is.

I can give you links to parts of the law/relevant advice if I knew what your problem is.

Hairyloon said:

Meanwhile, they sat on my application for six months for no discernable reason other than their personal grudge.

Looking at other appeals, they seem to take between 6 months and a year, so you are just within the normal time window it seems: https://gulbenkian.co.uk/first-tier-tribunal-appeal-processing-time/

My suspicion is that the ruling will be framed in a way that if you have problems in using the forms to complete a submission then you should seek help to get someone to do this with/for you. 

I expect they will consider it unreasonable to change the process for the minority who cannot do this themselves and will not seek help.

This in not me judging you, just trying to work out what the response is likely to be when you get one.

Ah, it sounds as though you're into Judicial Review territory, which is way outside my expertise.

Alexa said:

I can give you links to parts of the law/relevant advice

I'll be surprised if you can, but since you ask, there is a clue to it here: On the use of forms

Having been alerted to the existence of neurodivergent people who have issues with forms, the President of the Chamber commissioned a Practice Direction that overwrites the law and requires those people to get written permission before they can access the court's services.

Meanwhile, they sat on my application for six months for no discernable reason other than their personal grudge. I am still trying to find out the official reason for the delay.

But I didn't actually come here looking for help, I was observing the apparent lack of it, and suggesting that we ought to do something about it.