Motion
- Motion title
- Implementation of the Disability Equality Duty in HE
- Session
- 2007-2008
- Meeting link
- HE conference
- Meeting date
- 29 May 2008
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- HE20
- Motion text
HE Sector Conference welcomes the positive response thus far from those HE institutions exhibiting compliance with the Disability Equality Duty (DED).
However, mere legislative compliance is insufficient. Conference additionally notes that some institutions have failed to meet all requirements in relation to their Disability Equality Schemes (DES) particularly in relation to genuine participation of disabled staff.
Conference therefore urges:
1. All HE institutions, in their DES reviews, to establish rigorous, meaningful, fully supported mechanisms for the participation of disabled staff.
2. QAA and the HE funding councils to explicitly check DED progress, and reduce grades/awards for non-compliant institutions.
3. UCU to preserve and augment the Equality Unit's pioneering development of Disability Equality.
- Proposing body
- Disabled members' standing committee (DMSC)
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Higher education committee (HEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2008/H/05-29/097/HE20