“Though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back… she would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backward.” - Aslan, C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Recently Tried in the Court of Public Opinion

It Wasn’t Just a Request. It Was a Legal Record You Forgot to Open.


⟡ “I Asked for Help. They Filed It Under Spam.” ⟡
A formal disability access request sent to Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea requesting advocacy due to PTSD, eosinophilic asthma, and muscle dysphonia. Copied to legal counsel, private psychiatric care, and safeguarding officials. No reply. No access. No surprise.

Filed: 12 March 2024
Reference: SWANK/RBKC/ACCESS-02
📎 Download PDF – 2024-03-12_SWANK_Email_RBKC_AdvocacyAccessRequest_DisabilityDeclaration_SolicitorCC.pdf
A medical and legal rights-based request for advocacy assessment due to communication disability. Sent to RBKC customer services, CC’d to solicitor Simon O’Meara, Dr Harley Street Clinic, and WCC’s Kirsty Hornal. Contains clear summary of clinical conditions, written-only communication clause, and polite request for assistance. The institutions did not reply. But SWANK will.

I. What Happened

Polly Chromatic sent a calm, lawful, clinically-grounded message. It said:

  • “I suffer from PTSD, severe eosinophilic asthma, and muscle dysphonia.”

  • “It is painful and dangerous for me to speak verbally.”

  • “I am requesting an assessment for advocacy support.”

  • “Please communicate via email only. This is medically necessary.”

She copied:

  • Her solicitor, Simon O’Meara (Blackfords LLP)

  • Her doctor, Harley Street Clinic

  • Her safeguarding officer, Kirsty Hornal (WCC)

The request was:

  • Fully documented

  • Respectfully phrased

  • Sent to the correct department

  • A legally protected right

The reply?
Total silence.

II. What the Email Establishes

  • That disability access requests were submitted properly

  • That cross-agency professionals were notified

  • That the parent remained reasonable and proactive

  • That silence from RBKC was not a misfire — it was an institutional habit

  • That the request was archived before it could be ignored again

This isn’t just a request.
It’s an exhibit of deliberate non-accommodation.

III. Why SWANK Filed It

Because institutions love to pretend you never asked. Because silence is easy to fake until the email is in a PDF. And because asking for advocacy when you can’t speak isn’t a favour — it’s a legal right. The fact that they didn’t reply doesn’t make it disappear. It makes it evidence.

SWANK archived this because:

  • It formalises a disability accommodation trail

  • It proves institutional awareness of verbal access needs

  • It shows legal counsel was engaged and copied

  • It foreshadows later violations with full transparency

IV. Violations

  • Equality Act 2010 –
    • Section 20: No adjustments offered or assessed
    • Section 27: Procedural inaction as discriminatory retaliation
    • Section 149: Ignoring known access barriers in public authority contact

  • Human Rights Act 1998 –
    • Article 8: Interference by omission, denying support for family life

  • Care Act 2014 –
    • Section 67: Failure to assess for independent advocacy despite vulnerability

  • Public Sector Duty Failures (RBKC) –
    • Lack of response despite solicitor and clinician involvement

V. SWANK’s Position

You don’t get to pretend she never asked when you were copied in. You don’t get to treat silence like consent when the request was medically and legally grounded. And you don’t get to erase disability by ignoring the email — not when it’s already been filed.

SWANK London Ltd. classifies this document as a foundational communication access request — denied by omission, preserved by design.

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