A 10-year-old boy with prosthetic legs has received £2,500 after not being allowed to use a trampoline.
Zack Gordon, from Co Down, was seven in July 2017 when, during a visit to We Are Vertigo trampoline park in Belfast with a summer scheme, he was told he could not use the trampolines and offered other activities.
Patrick Gordon said after his son was left "upset and sad" they took a disability discrimination case with the assistance of the Equality Commission.
The prosthetic legs are plastic/fibre-glass with rubber feet.
"He went with the Killyleagh Summer programme," Me Gordon said.
"He watched the safety video and was given a wristband and socks for using the trampolines along with all the other kids.
"Zack was then told he couldn't use the trampolines. He was upset and sad and when he got home he stayed in his room. His mother and I were angry and hurt."
Anne McKernan of the Equality Commission said: "The Disability Discrimination Act includes a proactive duty which requires service providers to think about what adjustments they should make to their services to ensure that people with a disability can access them.
"Play is a vital part of growing up for all children and parents of disabled children will be keenly aware of the importance of focusing on what their children can do, rather than on what they cannot."
In settling the case, We Are Vertigo agreed to liaise with the Equality Commission on disabled customers' access to its services, making contact within 12 weeks.
It will also implement any "reasonable recommendations" from the commission.
We Are Vertigo said as a "responsible business... there are important safety protocols and considerations that we must adhere to", but insisted it is "committed to ensuring our facilities can be enjoyed by people of varying levels of ability".
It has "gone to great lengths to provide access to our facilities to people with many disabilities, including weekly sessions for children and young adults with autism and other sensory conditions at our new Inflatable Parks".
"In this case... guidance from the manufacturers of the trampoline equipment and restrictions from our insurance company meant we were unable to provide access to the customer.
"For safety reasons, we were advised that patrons with prosthetic limbs were not permitted to use the equipment; this is a known issue with trampolines and other high adrenaline sports and adventure activities and not isolated to our facilities."
