Robert Flynn had the lower part of his left leg amputated five years ago and told the gym manager that he required a hose in the shower to wash his 'bits and pieces'
A gym firm has been ordered to pay compensation of €8,000 to an amputee for discriminating against him in a row over shower facilities and terminating his gym membership for its Sandymount gym in Dublin .
Mr McGrath stated: "I believe that but for him raising the shower issue and the difficulties he was experiencing, his membership would not have been terminated as it was at the time. He was retaliated against for invoking his rights under the Act." He said: "In situations such as in this case it behoves a service provider to carry out a genuine assessment to see if some accommodation can be made that is not prohibitive from a cost perspective; this did not happen and so I find the complainant was discriminated against."
Represented by Andrew Murnaghan KM Solicitors LLP, Mr Flynn said he was disgusted when he received a letter dated May 15, 2023 terminating his membership. The gym operator has members with similar disability to Mr Flynn’s and no complaints have been made by any of them as to the unsuitability of the showers to their needs.
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