Have you been bullied by a public authority because of your Hypoparathyroidism?

The UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission is calling for examples from people who feel they have been bullied by public authorities because of their disability.

'If you have been harassed because of your disability, or someone close to you has been affected, we want to hear about your experience. We want to hear from people who are deaf or disabled, including those with mental health conditions and long term health conditions, as well as their family, friends or associates. We want to know what happened and what public authorities and public transport operators did – or didn’t do – to help.

Your experiences – positive or negative – will help the Commission to show what police, social services, schools, bus companies and other agencies can do to put an end to the harassment of disabled people in public places and behind closed doors. If you’re not sure what to tell us, we have a questionnaire to help get you started.'

HPTH UK will also be writing to the EHRC to highlight the discrimination that people with a rare condition like HPTH can face.

But we hope that anyone with a specific example of where they, or a friend or family member, have experienced discrimination or bullying by police, social services, schools, bus or rail companies or local councils,will complete the EHRC questionnaire.

We, here at HPTH UK, are also interested in your experiences.  Please send a copy of your response ( which will also be confidential) to us by email.  This will help us in our work to raise awareness of the issues facing people with Hypoparathyroidism. Thank you.

Please visit the EHRC website to read more, to contact the EHRC helpline or to fill in the downloadable questionnaire. The deadline is 10th September 2010.