Suing due to disability discrimination

If you consult the technical guide for Further and Higher Education produced by EHRC they don't have to know about you having a disability or not to include anticipatory measures for potential disabled needs.

Two clear anticipatory provisions are coloured paper and the right to leave a classroom if distressed.

Coloured paper is a crucial issue for a range of conditions, including conditions that don't constitute a disability, but particularly dyslexia and autistic spectrum, and certainly if you have an eye condition on top, you need to avoid whiter paper. White paper, because it is highly reflective, and oversaturates the eye, is actually not a good idea. They MUST provide coloured paper if asked.

Secondly there are a lot of conditions where the need to leave a teaching room urgently should be addressed. If they are not allowing this, serious questions need to be asked.

It really does worry me if they refuse to let you use text cards where you have a communication difficulty. What happens to someone with a stammer? That sounds like a breach on anticipatory provision. You shouldn't need a verified autism diagnosis for that. Can NAS step in here and advise.

The college is failing its obligations under the DDA. Both those constraints could land them in very serious trouble, and if they don't know that they really could be in for a shock. Its not a case of you suing them its potentially a human rights issue.

Having a note taker is problemmatic. It costs money. Usually you pay for it out of funds allocated by your local authority or another sponsor on the grounds of disability. If you aren't getting this money you may have to pay for a note-taker service.

There are problems with regard to note-takers. They often end up acting in loco parentis even with over 18s, well beyond the primary duty of note-taker. And they are often hourly paid, and underpaid staff, so there's a shortage in some institutions.

You may be expected to pay for a better magnifying or viewing device if the one provided doesn't suit your needs, thats a tricky one I suspect.

However the college library service should have a number of aids to disabled - if they don't thats another anticipatory provision they are failing on.

Sounds like a rubbish college. I suppose the NAS moderators wont allow us to name and shame. But it certainly sounds to me like a real bottom of the pond, anaerobic, dead end pseudo-college. Most institutions are upo to speed on anticipatory provision. If this college doesn't understasnd that its asking to be closed down.

So this is something your local counciloor should help you address. Antcipatory provision is a different thing althogether from individual provision. It sounds like something fundamentally wrong with the management of this college. Can NAS help?

If you consult the technical guide for Further and Higher Education produced by EHRC they don't have to know about you having a disability or not to include anticipatory measures for potential disabled needs.

Two clear anticipatory provisions are coloured paper and the right to leave a classroom if distressed.

Coloured paper is a crucial issue for a range of conditions, including conditions that don't constitute a disability, but particularly dyslexia and autistic spectrum, and certainly if you have an eye condition on top, you need to avoid whiter paper. White paper, because it is highly reflective, and oversaturates the eye, is actually not a good idea. They MUST provide coloured paper if asked.

Secondly there are a lot of conditions where the need to leave a teaching room urgently should be addressed. If they are not allowing this, serious questions need to be asked.

It really does worry me if they refuse to let you use text cards where you have a communication difficulty. What happens to someone with a stammer? That sounds like a breach on anticipatory provision. You shouldn't need a verified autism diagnosis for that. Can NAS step in here and advise.

The college is failing its obligations under the DDA. Both those constraints could land them in very serious trouble, and if they don't know that they really could be in for a shock. Its not a case of you suing them its potentially a human rights issue.

Having a note taker is problemmatic. It costs money. Usually you pay for it out of funds allocated by your local authority or another sponsor on the grounds of disability. If you aren't getting this money you may have to pay for a note-taker service.

There are problems with regard to note-takers. They often end up acting in loco parentis even with over 18s, well beyond the primary duty of note-taker. And they are often hourly paid, and underpaid staff, so there's a shortage in some institutions.

You may be expected to pay for a better magnifying or viewing device if the one provided doesn't suit your needs, thats a tricky one I suspect.

However the college library service should have a number of aids to disabled - if they don't thats another anticipatory provision they are failing on.

Sounds like a rubbish college. I suppose the NAS moderators wont allow us to name and shame. But it certainly sounds to me like a real bottom of the pond, anaerobic, dead end pseudo-college. Most institutions are upo to speed on anticipatory provision. If this college doesn't understasnd that its asking to be closed down.

So this is something your local counciloor should help you address. Antcipatory provision is a different thing althogether from individual provision. It sounds like something fundamentally wrong with the management of this college. Can NAS help?