The only guidance that we have again is the Post-16 CoP.  It lists the
factors against which the concept of 'reasonable' will be judged:-

Section 6.2     Under the Act, responsible bodies must have regard to relevant
provisions of this Code. [s 28T(2)] Without attempting to be exhaustive, the
following are some of the factors that might be taken into account when
considering what is reasonable:

·     the need to maintain academic and other prescribed standards
·     the financial resources available to the responsible body
·     grants or loans likely to be available to disabled students (and only
disabled students) for the purpose of enabling them to receive student
services, such as Disabled Students’ Allowances
·     the cost of taking a particular step
·     the extent to which it is practicable to take a particular step
·     the extent to which aids or services will otherwise be provided to
disabled people or students
·     health and safety requirements
·     the relevant interests of other people including other students.

Looking at this list, I would imagine that most of the adjustments likely to
be asked for would be reasonable for a large institution with a huge annual
turnover.  However, until we have any case law it is difficult to be
specific.   The main thing is to make sure that all students are treated
individually and if it is deemed 'unreasonable' to make an adjustment, you
will need evidence to show why, that will fit into these criteria.  Even
then, a judge might not agree with you!

Elaine Shillcock
Head, Disability Support Office

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Could anyone hazard a guess as to what "reasonable" means - apart from a fat
fee to a lawyer if one gets it wrong?

Dr. John S Conway
Disability Officer
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos. GL7 6JS
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        From:   stuartlinden.research
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        Sent:   Wednesday, April 02, 2003 1:02 PM
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        Subject:        Re: DDA Part 4 and Admissions

        Hi,

        I don't know this helps but I would have thought that as long as
your open,
        honest and don't promise the student in question anything that you
can't
        deliver.  Then you should be okay, if when all worked out you can't
provide
        what they need.  But be honest right from the start!  As I was
turned down
        by one of the Universities on my UCAS form (luckily not my top
choice) When
        I contacted them they said the couldn't provide adequate support for
me, but
        when I went for the interview/visit they said I was a sure thing and
there
        wasn't any problems.

        As for the information handling I would say that you should only get
the
        information to the people that need this information!

        And if in don't keep the student unformed and ask them if it  is
okay to
        pass this information on.

        Good luck I hope this helps you

        Stuart
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        From: "Clare Davies" <[log in to unmask]>
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        Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 5:49 PM
        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