Frank Harrington wrote
> As i understand it, the DDA actually says very little about what is
> expected from Universities, other than that they publish a disability
> statement. It could be argued on one level that the university
> provides goods and service, in the form of education, to members of
> the public. However, the letter of the act seems to exempt
> universities from responsibilities in this area.
It is bacuae HEIs employ people who will need to access all the same
spaces that students do, and because they make themselves open to the
public, that any reliance on the student exemption idea would be
dangerous.
Dave Laycock
Head of CCPD, Chair of NFAC
Computer Centre for People with Disabilities
University of Westminster
72 Great Portland Street
London W1N 5AL
tel. 0171-911-5161
fax. 0171-911-5162
WWW home page: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/ccpd/
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