PART IIIDISABILITY DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION

CHAPTER IIFURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Duties of responsible bodies

Discrimination against disabled students and prospective students28

1

It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to discriminate against a disabled person—

a

in the arrangements it makes for determining admissions to the institution;

b

in the terms on which it offers to admit him to the institution; or

c

by refusing or deliberately omitting to accept an application for his admission to the institution.

2

It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to discriminate against a disabled student in the student services it provides, or offers to provide.

3

It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to discriminate against a disabled student by suspending or expelling him from the institution.

F13A

It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to discriminate against a disabled person—

a

in the arrangements which it makes for the purpose of determining upon whom to confer a qualification;

b

in the terms on which it is prepared to confer a qualification on him;

c

by refusing or deliberately omitting to grant any application by him for a qualification; or

d

by withdrawing a qualification from him or varying the terms on which he holds it.

3B

It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to subject to harassment a disabled person who—

a

holds or applies for a qualification conferred by the institution;

b

is a student at the institution; or

c

seeks admission as a student to the institution.

4

In the case of an act which constitutes discrimination by virtue of Article 43, this Article also applies to discrimination against a person who is not disabled.