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Part 4 of the DDA places duties on those providing education. What duties do education providers have?Education providers are required to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ for disabled students and pupils to enable them to access the educational services. The duties include all areas of education, schools, colleges, universities, adult education and youth services.
Important note: Under Part 4, there is no specific duty on education providers to make adjustments to physical features of premises. Instead, there is a duty on local education authorities in England and Wales to plan strategically and increase the overall accessibility to school premises and the curriculum. Post-16 providersThere are additional duties placed on providers of post-16 education. These are as follows:
Many schools or further/higher education providers are also service providers, and therefore also have duties under Part 3. For example, many educational premises are used for evening classes, exhibitions or parents’ evenings.
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