Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello,
So long story short I am autistic and my university knew this and continuously discriminated against be because of my disability under the Special Education Needs and Disability Act (2001). Has anyone else had a similar experience? How did you deal with it? Can i take legal action? I need advice on what to do, im in the process of making a formal complaint against this university.
Dear NAS93393,
Thank you for sharing this with our community. While we are waiting for the community to respond, you may want to take a look at our page about support in university, https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/transitions/england/starting-college-or-university. The following are the information which might be of your interest that I cited in the link above,
In England, an education, health and care plan (EHC plan) will continue through college, and should continue to be reviewed each year. An EHC plan will not be continued into university.
College and universities can sometimes arrange additional support and adjustments for autistic students, eg individual note-taking, mentoring or study skills support with a specialist tutor. If a student feels they need time in exams, or other support such as access to either a word processor or scribe, they can apply for adjustments through the Additional Needs team, disability adviser or SEN support team.
Autism is considered to be a disability under the Equality Act 2010 meaning that colleges and universities have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to their admissions procedure so that it’s more accessible to autistic applicants.
Read more about disability discrimination in college and university in Great Britain.
Thank you. I hope this helps!
Warm regards,
Eunice Mod
yep, if you can prove they discriminated and have solid evidence you can indeed sue them for it.what did they do and do you have solid evidence for it?