DEAF chief executive David Buxton lost a legal challenge yesterday to a cap on payments to help cover the extra costs of working with a disability.

Mr Buxton uses British sign language (BSL) as his first language and requires full-time interpretation, historically provided under the access to work (ATW) scheme, to do his job.

He needed increased support when he joined “hearing-led organisation” Action on Disability in 2017, but the £42,100 annual cap meant Mr Buxton could only be supported by an interpreter for three days a week.