1. http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/ Learning Support Services Special Educational Needs & Disability Act 2001 (SENDA) Ruth Whitfield

2. http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/ Learning Support Services 12 June 20142 What is it? Amends the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) Introduces a new Part IV to DDA Brings education into line with other service providers

3. http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/ Learning Support Services 12 June 20143 What is unlawful? To discriminate against a disabled student: In the arrangements made for determining admissions In the admission terms By refusing or deliberately omitting to accept an application for admission In the student services it provides By excluding whether permanently or temporarily from the institution

4. http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/ Learning Support Services 12 June 20144 SENDA and IT General teaching and research facilities Distance learning Independent learning Computer facilities Library resources

5. http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/ Learning Support Services 12 June 20145 Main areas of concern for IT Course materials Computer facilities Institutional and departmental Web sites

6. http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/ Learning Support Services 12 June 20146 Is it a reasonable adjustment to modify or design a Web site to make it accessible? Web sites

7. http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/ Learning Support Services 12 June 20147 Web accessibility Accessibility should form part of the specification for updating and redeveloping a Web site Web sites need to be accessible to Priority level 1 of the W3C guidelines Prevalent viewpoint: Technology permits accessible Web sites and cost is not prohibitive

8. http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/ Learning Support Services 12 June 20148 The Code of Practice in HE The institution's publicity, programme details and general information should be accessible to people with disabilities and describe the opportunities for disabled students to participate. electronic information, including web sites, is accessible to students with disabilities

9. http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/ Learning Support Services 12 June 20149 Provision in other formats Need to: Be available for the same length of time Provide updates within the same timescales as those provided on-line.

10. http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/ Learning Support Services 12 June 201410 Australian case Bruce Lindsay Maguire v Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games A blind user unable to access the Sydney Olympic Web site W3C guidelines were taken as the accessibility benchmark