Roller derby skater gets $4000 settlement in disability discrimination caseRNZ A hard-of-hearing roller derby athlete who says her coach bullied her on social media has received an apology and settlement, nearly three years after taking her case to the Human Rights Commission. Taylor was a member of the Richter City Roller Derby team in Wellington in 2014 when she began training with the New Zealand Roller Derby team. FAIRFAX NZ Wellington's Richter City Roller Derby team's Marcia Taylor after a training in 2012. "What I do not like is that everyone has to walk on eggshells around someone because they have a disability," Roper wrote, as quoted in a statement from the Office of Human Rights Proceedings on Tuesday. As part of the settlement, Roper paid Taylor $4000 in compensation for emotional harm and $169 compensation for the purchase of a team uniform.

Source: Stuff July 04, 2017 01:26 UTC