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One Call Insurance implements SMS breakdown service for Deaf customers

Another great result to report One Call Insurance has listened to the complaints of Deaf customer Suzie Jones who complained of deaf discrimination when arranging car insurance. They have sorted out her car insurance and immediately implemented an SMS contact number for Deaf/Hard of hearing customers contacting their breakdown service. A move that benefits everyone. Suzie posted complaints on Facebook and Twitter and we picked up the story. It really... 
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Pesky People successes

We are a newly formed company led by Disabled people (Director Alison Smith). Alison has 17+ years experience working in the cultural sector and now works as a freelance arts consultant. Pesky People was set up as a direct response to the Digital Britain report and its exclusion of Disabled and Deaf people. It continues to campaign about the need for full accessibility to websites, digital content and products. Since we started on 1 September 2009... 
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Blogging about ORANGE – a result!

Blogging about my terrible treatment at Orange [see the The future is NOT Orange] got a fantastic result. The press picked it up – both BBC Radio Shropshire and Shropshire Star. The BBC journalist contacted Orange Executive Office in Darlington (they only deal with journalists or industry people) who then got in touch direct. They read the Pesky People post and are looking for my letter of complaint (am I glad I blogged!). Orange has... 
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The power of the web

How do you reach the widest audience? How do you make people sit up and take notice? Just use digital platforms such as Twitter. I’m one of the 41% of Disabled people who have access to the internet compared to 75% of non disabled people. [The Internet in Britain OXiS 2009]. More about that in a sec. Digital inclusion provides power - thanks to Twitter Orange are looking into my complaints. 1 tweet about being discriminated by Orange =... 
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The future is NOT orange

Hello world … this is my first blog. I’m red – fierce red, furious at ORANGE – they HATE their disabled and deaf customers. The Orange Shop in Telford Shopping Centre mis-sold me a HTC Touch Diamond phone on a 24 month contract last Wed (26th Aug 09). They were rude and aggressive when I returned to cancel it – at one point I was surrounded by three staff members with the Assistant Manger 6 inches from my face (see... 
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