Tourettes is it a rcognised disability
Tourettes is it a rcognised disability
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smileymikey

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1,446 posts

256 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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My wives school broke up today and the staff got together for a drink at a Weatherspoons. One of the staff members suffers from Tourettes and whilst not screaming motherfker at the top of her voice. She does suffer short episodes at conversation noise levels. The other staff do help her in that someone will go to the loo or bar with her just to explain things should she swear. She was asked to leave by the manager and despite explaining the situation still had to go. Noise levels in the pub were pretty high. Are they allowed to kick someone out because of a medical condition.As I said she's not loud or aggressive and doesn't have any problems working at a school?

rewc

2,187 posts

263 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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"TS & disability
TS is considered a disability under UK law, which prohibits people with the condition being discriminated against because of it."
http://www.tourettes-action.org.uk/11-support-in-e...

Cooperman

4,428 posts

280 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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I f*****g wonder who knows the f*****g answer to this f*****g question

smileymikey

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1,446 posts

256 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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Thanks for the colourful and well intentioned replies smile she's a lovely girl and was pretty upset by it all. I think her pupils, view having a teaching assistant with Tourettes as a very special gift from god lol

MitchT

17,157 posts

239 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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Thrown out of a pub for swearing at conversation level? The cretin who expelled her will be apoplectic when they discover that people are consuming alcohol on the premises too!

ATTAK Z

19,424 posts

219 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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How many wives have you got ?

eldar

25,307 posts

226 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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smileymikey said:
Are they allowed to kick someone out because of a medical condition.As I said she's not loud or aggressive and doesn't have any problems working at a school?
If not loud or aggressive, why kick someone out. What an I missing?

anonymous-user

84 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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Just reminded me of 'Angry Kid' - "Tourettes" biggrin

ging84

9,548 posts

176 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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MitchT said:
Thrown out of a pub for swearing at conversation level? The cretin who expelled her will be apoplectic when they discover that people are consuming alcohol on the premises too!
I'd be willing to bet this is not a real story, but a what if pretending to be a true story

elanfan

5,527 posts

257 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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ging84 said:
MitchT said:
Thrown out of a pub for swearing at conversation level? The cretin who expelled her will be apoplectic when they discover that people are consuming alcohol on the premises too!
I'd be willing to bet this is not a real story, but a what if pretending to be a true story
I'd like to take that bet!

Op I think a quiet word with the manager or brewery if not well received ought to suffice, no need to make a huge deal out of it.

Mark-C

7,709 posts

235 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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elanfan said:
ging84 said:
MitchT said:
Thrown out of a pub for swearing at conversation level? The cretin who expelled her will be apoplectic when they discover that people are consuming alcohol on the premises too!
I'd be willing to bet this is not a real story, but a what if pretending to be a true story
I'd like to take that bet!

Op I think a quiet word with the manager or brewery if not well received ought to suffice, no need to make a huge deal out of it.
Yep - if Wetherspoons start kicking people out for swearing then they’ll lose half their customer base very quickly ...

schmunk

4,399 posts

155 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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Mark-C said:
Yep - if Wetherspoons start kicking people out for swearing then they’ll lose half their customer base very quickly ...
No st.






















...or fk.

...or .

hehe

smileymikey

Original Poster:

1,446 posts

256 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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elanfan said:
ging84 said:
MitchT said:
Thrown out of a pub for swearing at conversation level? The cretin who expelled her will be apoplectic when they discover that people are consuming alcohol on the premises too!
I'd be willing to bet this is not a real story, but a what if pretending to be a true story
I'd like to take that bet!

Op I think a quiet word with the manager or brewery if not well received ought to suffice, no need to make a huge deal out of it.
Its absolutely true. The day I think the best way of spending a quiet Thursday evening is trolling the legal section of a car website with tourettes related anecdotes......is quite frankly the day I give up on life!

As a previous poster has suggested, swearing at a conversational level in a crowded pub in Bridgwater. Is to be frank unlikely to put off the string quartet playing in the corner

smileymikey

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1,446 posts

256 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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ATTAK Z said:
How many wives have you got ?
One too many

dingg

4,564 posts

249 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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BISCUIT !!!

ofcorsa

3,546 posts

273 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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I've got nothing to add except

THUNDERCATS!!!!

Mandalore

5,457 posts

143 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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rewc said:
"TS & disability
TS is considered a disability under UK law, which prohibits people with the condition being discriminated against because of it."
http://www.tourettes-action.org.uk/11-support-in-e...
A simple solution then,

They just need to 'Prove' that they have TS (registered disability = name on a register) - which will mean they can stay in a pub or even a library.

On the other side of the coin, those that do not have it and are just loud and rowdy, can be asked to leave on genuine merit.







Dracoro

9,035 posts

275 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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Took my wife to the doctors because I thought she had Tourettes. Turns out she doesn't have it and I really am a c**k and I should f**k off.....

Hugo a Gogo

23,438 posts

263 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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most people with Tourette's don't swear, they make other kind of noises, squeaks or coughs or just twitches and blinks

smileymikey

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256 months

Wednesday 22nd July 2015
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Just to tidy up the thread. Weatherspoons have looked into it and got back to me. Tourettes wasn't the issue, general big arsery was! In fairness they have handled it properly.