Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2005L00767:body:0:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2005L00767
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 23685–26549

disability include measures ensuring that:
 (a) information about the enrolment processes:
 (i) addresses the needs of students with disabilities; and
 (ii) is accessible to the student and his or her associates; and
 (iii) is made available in a range of formats depending on the resources and purposes of the provider and within a reasonable timeframe; and
 (b) enrolment procedures are designed so that the student, or an associate of the student, can complete them without undue difficulty; and
 (c) information about entry requirements, the choice of courses or programs, progression through those courses or programs and the educational settings for those courses or programs is accessible to the student and his or her associates in a way that enables the student, or associates, to make informed choices.

Part 5 Standards for participation

5.1 Application of Part

  This Part applies in relation to:
 (a) a student with a disability who is enrolled in an educational institution; and
 (b) an education provider that is:
 (i) the educational institution mentioned in paragraph (a); or
 (ii) an educational authority that administers the educational institution.

Rights given by this Part

The effect of the following standards is to give students with disabilities the right to participate in the courses or programs, and to use services and facilities, provided by an educational institution, on the same basis as students without disabilities, including the right to reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to ensure they are able to participate in education and training, on the same basis as students without disabilities.

5.2 Participation standards

 (1) The education provider must take reasonable steps to ensure that the student is able to participate in the courses or programs provided by the educational institution, and use the facilities and services provided by it, on the same basis as a student without a disability, and without experiencing discrimination.

 (2) The provider must:
 (a) consult the student, or an associate of the student, about whether the disability affects the student's ability to participate in the courses or programs for which the student is enrolled and use the facilities or services provided by the provider; and
 (b) in the light of the consultation, decide whether an adjustment is necessary to ensure that the student is able to participate in the courses or programs provided by the educational institution, and use the facilities and services provided by it, on the same basis as a student without a disability; and
 (c) if:
 (i) an adjustment is necessary to achieve the aim mentioned in paragraph (b); and
 (ii) a reasonable adjustment can be identified in relation to that aim;
  make a reasonable adjustment for the student in accordance with Part 3.

 (3) The provider must repeat the process