I too would welcome this kind of advice. i'm worried that mixed messages
are being sent out. Our admissions tutor claims to have been to seminars
where it was made clear that if we couldn't [currently] meet the needs - as
we imagine them to be - of an applicant, we can legitimately advise the
student that it would be best for them to go elsewhere.
To my mind that breaches the "anticipatory" duty as well as the duty not to
discriminate.
-----Original Message-----
From: Clare Davies
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: 28/03/03 16:49
Subject: DDA Part 4 and Admissions
I have been asked to brief our Admissions Committee about the
implications
of DDA Part 4, so would appreciate examples of good practice from other
HEIs.
I would particularly welcome guidance on:
a) can an applicant be rejected on the basis that their
disability-related
needs cannot be met by 'reasonable adjustments'? If not, how would
this
situation be dealt with?
b) disseminating information about individual disabled students and
their
needs, eg informing relevant tutors about new disabled students.
many thanks,
Clare Davies
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