Gather, this may be a slip of the tongue. What ever it shows a reality that
many institutions are not going to admit. As far as I know no university
monitors who they reject and the reasons why. Meanwhile, the DRC is still
waiting for the 'taxi driver' that would immolate him/herself to bring an
institution to account, and hence put up with the consequences (i.e
prospective career). Perhaps this emulation of Robert De Niro would appear,
perhaps not. Best, Andy
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From: "Felicity Burgess" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: Admissions policy
It depends what you mean by vet. The DRC guide to education for students
says:
An education provider discriminates against a disabled person if it treats
him or her less favourably than other people (for a reason related to his
or her disability) and cannot justify the treatment.
The DDA says that less favourable treatment
may be unlawful in the following areas:
. arrangements for determining admission to an institution
. the terms on which admission is offered
. refusal or deliberate omission of an application for admission
This means offers have to be based on academic criteria (although they're
expected to make allowances if disability has meant work experience has
been harder to get).
Quoting Clara Hall <[log in to unmask]>:
> Hello all,
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> Would anyone be willing (on or off list) to share their institutions
> disabled
> students admissions policy with me? For example, does the disability
> unit
> vet all applications before an offer is made etc?
>
> many thanks
> Clara
>
> Clara Hall
> Disability Adviser
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