So I did a full-scale research study and just had it published in a peer-reviewed journal. It's the first ever scientific publication that empirically tests that particular situation. It shows that the theoretical prediction was wrong and I was right.

I did a small-scale test to show why I thought their prediction was wrong, and the result was dismised because it wasn't "scientific" enough.

A few years ago I had a disagreement with some people who had a prediction they insisted was correct based on theoretical reasoning, but hadn't bothered proving it experimentally (despite it being fairly simple to test).

Then just staple-gunned about five layers of coarse hessian fabric onto it. It will be easy to replace the fabric when it gets worn out.

The wood is attached to the side of the mantelpiece using command strips so I can take it off without damage.

I laser-cut the wood pieces using a slightly modified 'OpenBox' template from boxes.hackerspace-bamberg.de, then wood-glued them together.

Unfortunately, the only way to enforce that law is to take (or threaten) legal action yourself. That's hard work, but it's less scary and risky than it might seem. I recommend this resource as a place to start if you're thinking about it: www.kingqueen.org.uk/dart-text-ve...

2. For disabled people (in the UK): It really IS illegal. I know it feels like nothing can be done, because it is so frequent and widespread it seems inescapable. But the law does exist, and it does apply to you.

Most of the time it happens behind a friendly customer service smile, and we have to thank them for the scraps of access they're offering us, because if we pointed out every time someone broke the law we would never have any friends and never be able to do anything else.

1. For non-disabled people: This kind of stuff happens ALL the time. It is constant and relentless and neverending. It happens to every single disabled person, in subtle and obvious ways. For the handful of times you've ever noticed discrimination, it has happened to that person countless more.

I wasn't really sure whether to post about this publicly. But I've thought about it a bit, and I've decided there are two things I'd like people to learn by reading this.

We contacted CrossCountry (who ran both trains and Reading station), to say we intended to take them to court.

After a few months of negotiation, they agreed to compensate us £2,000 each to drop the case, while insisting they did not admit liability. They didn't ask for an NDA though. :)

And also for anyone who doesn't know: there is no central or government body which enforces the Equality Act. The ONLY legal recourse available is for individual victims of discrimination to take their discriminators to court and demand financial compensation.

To be clear for anyone who's not intimately familiar with the UK's Equality Act 2010: the way we were treated was illegal disability discrimination. We were subjected to a disadvantage (delay and humiliation), as a result of our wheelchair use, due to disability.