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Deaf rail passenger denied priority seat on journey from Manchester Piccadilly - but train operator says there was a good reason

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He said: "Being deaf is hard work and I have to put up with everyone’s attitude towards me and the coronavirus crisis has left me lonely and isolated."There were red labels on the disabled seats saying 'not in use' so I told a staff member I was deaf and asked why I couldn't sit there."But he was talking through the mask and I had to raise my voice to ask him to take his mask off.

Finally he removed it and I said again I have the disability rights to have a disabled seat."He said 'it's for staff only' and advised me to use any available seats with no window on the same carriage."He added: "For the third time I said I've got to have disabled seats - but he constantly refused and wouldn't let me.

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