2021-02-07
The complainant is legally blind and was studying at the respondent university. She alleged reading material was not provided to her in a format accessible to her.
On being advised of the complaint, the university indicated a willingness to participate in conciliation to try to resolve the complaint.
The complaint was resolved with an agreement that the university convert all materials available in PDF format to Word format, which is accessible to the complainant using screen reading software.
Year
Discrimination type
Disability Discrimination Act
Grounds
Disability
Unlawful to contravene Disability Standards
Areas
Disability Standards
Education
Adjustments provided
Amount