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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Designing for inclusion and the role of the disability practitioner Caroline Davies and Tina Elliott IMPACT Associates Eileen Laycock, Disability Manager University of Westminster June 2010 We will be looking at… What are competence standards? Setting inclusive learning outcomes and assessment criteria University of Westminster ICDS project – using project resources to support inclusive practices How disability officers can work with academic colleagues to promote inclusion Competence standards Pre-set ‘Competence Standards’ replace the ‘academic standards’ justification for discriminating against disabled students (DDA, 2006) What are competence standards? Will this be changed by the Equality Act? Setting standards In HE, standards are traditionally applied: for selecting applicants at admission when learning outcomes are set for assessment criteria and marking when ranking students for the conferment of awards How does this apply to setting competence standards? A competence standard is... “an academic, medical or other standard applied by or on behalf of an education provider for the purpose of determining whether a person has a particular level of competence or ability” (DDA, Part 4 Code of Practice, 2006) 5 key characteristics They apply to individual courses, not whole subject areas They apply equally to all students not just disabled students They are set by the University/ individual Schools, and sometimes by professional bodies They must not directly discriminate against disabled people They must be a “proportionate” way of achieving a “legitimate aim” Making reasonable adjustments There is no duty to make reasonable adjustments to a standard which is defined as a competence standard. However... Universities do have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to the process of demonstrating that a disabled student or applicant is able to meet a CS. When might a discriminatory competence standa