Article 28 Discrimination against disabled students and prospective students
Northern Ireland
It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to discriminate against a disabled person—
in the arrangements it makes for determining admissions to the institution;
in the terms on which it offers to admit him to the institution; or
by refusing or deliberately omitting to accept an application for his admission to the institution.
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.
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.
It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to discriminate against a disabled person—
in the arrangements which it makes for the purpose of determining upon whom to confer a qualification;
in the terms on which it is prepared to confer a qualification on him;
by refusing or deliberately omitting to grant any application by him for a qualification; or
by withdrawing a qualification from him or varying the terms on which he holds it.
It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to subject to harassment a disabled person who—
holds or applies for a qualification conferred by the institution;
is a student at the institution; or
seeks admission as a student to the institution.
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.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Art. 28(3A)(3B) inserted (10.8.2006 for certain purposes and 1.9.2006 otherwise) by Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (Amendment) (Further and Higher Education) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/332), regs. 1, 5