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- Issued by the Equal Opportunities Commission
- Applicable to HKU staff and students
- Provide guidelines on eliminating disability discrimination and harassment in educational establishments
BASIC GUIDELINES
- Respect persons with a disability as others
- Do not make assumptions about the abilities and needs of persons with a disability
- Discuss directly with the persons with disabilities regarding their needs
STUDENT ADMISSION
- Admission information available in accessible formats to cater for different needs
- Use consistent selection criteria:
- Reasonable and relevant to the purpose of selection
- Make no assumptions about the students' abilities
- Involve no indirect discrimination
- Inform applicants of the availability of reasonable accommodation
- Train staff on disability and discrimination
CURRICULUM
- Ensure that students with a disability have access to the same subjects, teachers and classrooms as other students
- Provide reasonable accommodation to students with a disability who have difficulties in following the curriculum
ASSESSMENT
- Ensure that assessment methods do not discriminate against students with a disability
- Provide reasonable accommodation
e.g. allow longer examination time for students with writing difficulties
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON STUDENTS' DISABILITIES
- Purpose is to provide reasonable accommodation
- Seek information only when necessary and keep it confidential
ACCESSIBILITY
- Arrange accessible venues for classes or examinations for students with a disability
- Provide an accessible environment to persons with a disability unless there is unjustifiable hardship
- Websites should be accessible to persons with a disability especially those with visual impairment
GENERAL LIABILITY
- Discriminators would be held legally liable
- The University may also be held liable, unless it can show that it has taken all reasonably practicable precautions
ENQUIRIES
Enquiries can be directed to the Equal Opportunity Unit.
Tel: 3917 1768
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: www.hku.hk/eounit
Enquiries relating to equal opportunity issues including sexual harassment are welcome as well.