Equal Opportunities and Diversity
Disability Discrimination Act
The Disability Discrimination Act is the first anti-discrimination legislation that covers disability in this country. The legislation states that:
“It is unlawful to treat someone less favourably than someone else for a reason related to his/her disability, without justification”
It is also unlawful to
“Fail to make a reasonable adjustment”.
The Act itself is currently split into four parts:
Part I - Gives the definition of a disabled person
Part II - Covers employment and responsibilities
that employers have in recruiting, retaining or employing disabled
people
Part III - Covers access to Goods and Services.
Part IV, or SENDA as it is more commonly known, covers post-16 education. It places responsibilities on all further and higher education sector institutions, including Oxford Brookes. We must make reasonable adjustments and must not give less favourable treatment to students (or potential students) or disabled people in the provision of any and all student services.