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    A Disabled Student Sues Abercrombie and Fitch for discrimination. Helen Pidd writes about a former employee of the high-end clothing store. She says she was asked to remove her prosthetic arm because it was a violation of the company's "look policy"

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    A Disabled Student Sues Abercrombie and Fitch for discrimination. Helen Pidd writes about a former employee of the high-end clothing store. She says she was asked to remove her prosthetic arm because it was a violation of the company's "look policy"

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    AaronDeane

    UWRIT1102
    ProfessorThomas
    25March2015

    DisabledstudentsuesAbercrombie&Fitchfordiscrimination

    Pidd,Helen."DisabledStudentSuesAbercrombie&FitchforDiscrimination."
    TheGuardian
    24June2009.GuardianNewsandMediaLimited.Web.25Mar.2015.

    Discriminationdoesntnecessarilyhappeninpublic,butalsowithintheworkplace.
    HelenPidd,awriterfor
    TheGuardian
    andformercommissioningeditorfor
    G2
    ,writesabouta
    formeremployeeofAbercrombieandFitch,A&F,inLondon.Theformeremployeesnameis
    RiamDean,whohappenstobemissingaforearmandhastouseaprostheticarmtoreplace
    it.A&Fisknownforbeingahighdemandandhighcostclothingstore.Theyarewellknown
    forsettingtrendsfortheyoungercrowdandthecompanyalsohasabadreputationalready
    foritsviews.
    Inthisincidence,Deanwasaskedtoremoveherprostheticarmbecauseitwasa
    violationofthelookpolicythatA&Frequiresallofitsemployeestoabideby.Theythentried
    togethertoworkconstantlyinthestockroombecausesherefusedtoremoveherarm.As
    Deanremembersthemanageraddressinghershesays,Herwordspiercedrightthroughthe
    armourof20yearsofbuildinguppersonalconfidenceaboutmeasaperson,andthatIam
    muchmorethanagirlwithonlyonearm"Thecompanyisatrendsetterwhowouldnt
    wanttohavepeopleseeingagirlwithonearmwearingtheirclothes.Herwearingtheir
    clothesandworkinginthestorewouldnotsetthetrendforyoungerpeople.Althoughanother
    employeehadatattoothatwasbreakingthecode,onlyDeanwasconfronted.

    AaronDeane
    UWRIT1102
    ProfessorThomas
    25March2015

    OtherQuotes:

    I knew then that I was being treated different and unfairly because of my disability.
    Dean claims that when she told A&F about her disability after getting the job, the firm
    agreed she could wear a white cardigan to cover the link between her prosthesis and
    her upper arm
    "I had been bullied out of my job," she said. "It was the lowest point I had ever been in
    my life."

    Analysis:
    The article itself was extremely easy to read and provided an example of discrimination
    in the workplace (which I havent used yet). I feel as though this job couldve helped Dean get
    over a phobia that was also mentioned in the article of being in public places. I like reading
    articles like this because they are easy to read, simple, and straightforward. I can jump right in
    and then get the information I need.

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