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Deaf chief executive loses challenge to Access to Work cap
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DEAF chief executive David Buxton lost a legal challenge yesterday to a cap on payments to help cover the extra costs of working with a disability.
Mr Buxton uses British sign language (BSL) as his first language and requires full-time interpretation, historically provided under the access to work (ATW) scheme, to do his job.
He needed increased support when he joined “hearing-led organisation” Action on Disability in 2017, but the £42,100 annual cap meant Mr Buxton could only be supported by an interpreter for three days a week.
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