Isle of Wight Council

Document Library: Children's Service Accessibility Strategy 2014-18

Summary

Requirements for local authorities to put in place an accessibility strategy are specified in schedule 10 of the Act: Accessibility for disabled pupils. This schedule provides for accessibility arrangements for pupils in schools as set out in section 88.


(1) An accessibility strategy is a strategy for, over a prescribed period—


(a) increasing the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the schools’ curriculums;


(b) improving the physical environment of the schools for the purpose of increasing the extent to which disabled pupils are able to take advantage of education and benefits, facilities or services provided or offered by the schools;


(c) improving the delivery to disabled pupils of information which is readily accessible to pupils who are not disabled


(2) The delivery in sub-paragraph (1)(c) must be—


(a) within a reasonable time;

Status: Final
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Approved On: 02 Mar 2015
Version Final