Charities win university discrimination case

A Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) legal team won a legal case against a university for failing to provide accessible materials for a student who is registered blind.

The Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) referred the student, Ramneek, to the RNIB after learning that the teaching methods and materials did not take into account her sight loss.

Lecturers failed to take into account a support plan to enable Ramneek to fully participate and she resorted to teaching herself the course material to complete her studies.

TPT and RNIB’s Legal Rights Service worked collaboratively on Ramneek’s Equality Act case against the university, providing legal advice and written representation.