2018-10-10
The complainants’ son is blind and was enrolled in Year 12. The complainants claimed that the respondent state government education standards and assessment authority declined to allow their son the use of a person to assist him tactually interpret diagrams for his final maths exam. They claimed that their son had been provided this adjustment in previous exams.
On being advised of the complaint the authority indicated a willingness to try to resolve the matter by conciliation.
The complaint was resolved with an agreement that the authority would prepare transcripts for diagram descriptions for the maths exam and would permit a reader to read those transcripts to the complainant during the exam.
Year
Discrimination type
Disability Discrimination Act
Grounds
Disability
Unlawful to contravene Disability Standards
Areas
Education
Adjustments provided
Amount