A gluten-free diet is a reasonable request and any catering
establishment should be able to provide this type of diet.
There should be no issues here. (I travel to conferences
with a friend who requires this diet and there have never
been any questions asked.)
ATB
Claire
On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 09:08:01 +0000 "E.Coyne"
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> Hello,
> I have had a query (see below) from a warden from a catered
> hall of residence. My gut response is to say that they need to
> provide a gluten-free diet but I would be interested to know
> whether it is provided at other Uni's as I may need some
> evidence to support our reccommendations.
> with kind regards
> Emma
>
> Emma,
>
> I have had an enquiry from a girl who has to have a
> gluten-free diet and would like catered accommodation,
> including breakfast. She can't simply go into a bar and buy
> food so she has to stock up in the morning. Our chef manager
> is obviously of the opinion that we can't manage, but what
> are we obliged to do? If we have to accommodate this girl we
> will have to make allowances? I understand she will be
> ringing me in the near future, and I'd like to say something
> helpful to her.
>
> Regards
>
> David Sands
>
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> Disabilities Officer
> Disability Services
> University of Hull
> (01482)466833
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> Apologies for any strange wording - this message may have been dictated
> by voice recognition software.
>
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Director
Centre for Access and Communication Studies
University of Bristol
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Clifton
Bristol BS8 1LN
Tel: 0117 954 5710
Textphone: 0117 954 5715
Fax: 0117 954 5714
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