A disabled student accused the SNCF of an attack on his dignity, he loses in appeal
“One choice is certain, it is that in France, the situation of disabled people is not a priority. Kevin Fermine is bitter after losing his fight against SNCF before the Bordeaux Court of Appeal. For several years, this student in a wheelchair has started a legal fight against the SNCF, which he accuses of “undermining his dignity”.
He criticizes her in particular for nightmarish trips because the bathroom door is not wide enough for her chair. And thus not to respect its legal and regulatory obligations “of assistance, in the sense of human assistance, to people with disabilities in its trains”.
This Friday, the Bordeaux Court of Appeal ruled that there was “the absence of proof of the breaches attributed to SNCF under its legal obligations in matters of assistance”. And therefore rejected his requests.
Through the decision, the Bordeaux Court of Appeal makes me look like a liar. Indeed, this has made the choice to believe in the latest deceptive and falsehoods of the SNCF. Appointment before the Court of Cassation and undoubtedly before the ECHR
– Kévin Fermine (@kevin_fermine) December 10, 2021
For Kevin Fermine, who is not at his first showdown, a cassation appeal is looming, and beyond, the European Court of Human Rights.
The judgment rendered “is only a metaphorical representation of a famous French expression” the earthen pot against the iron pot “,” he explains in a statement published on his social networks.
In 2019, SNCF was ordered to pay him 5,000 euros in damages by the Toulouse Court of Appeal. A decision annulled by the Court of Cassation at the end of 2020, highlighting that the company had a legal deadline until 2024 to adapt the accessibility of its trains.