2018-07-09
The complainant has Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Disorder and lives at the respondent aged care facility. She claimed the facility proposed to install vinyl flooring in the corridor outside her room, which would produce fumes that may aggravate her disability.
The aged care facility advised the vinyl flooring was being installed to help avoid falls by residents and engineers had advised fumes would be minimal.
The complaint was resolved with an agreement that the aged care facility would install alternative non-slip flooring outside the complainant’s room and two windows to improve ventilation.
Year
Discrimination type
Disability Discrimination Act
Grounds
Disability
Areas
Accommodation
Adjustments provided
Amount