Creating a fairer Britain You should be familiar with the
reasonable adjustments duty as this was first introduced under
the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. The reasonable
adjustments duty under the Equality Act operates slightly
differently and has been extended to cover the provision by a
school of auxiliary aids and services. The object of the duty is
the same: to avoid as far as possible by reasonable means, the
disadvantage which a disabled pupil experiences because of their
disability. This duty sits alongside your duties and those of
local authorities under Part 4 of the Education Act 1996. In
some cases the support a disabled pupil may receive under the
special educational needs framework may mean that they do not
suffer a substantial disadvantage (see below) and so there is no
need for additional reasonable adjustments to be made for them.
In other cases disabled pupils may require reasonable
adjustments in addition to the special educational provision
they are receiving. There are also disabled