Disability Liaison Officers are well aware of the legal requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) and the Education Standards (2005). However, the institutes in which a DLO works has not always considered all of the possible implications under the Act, but especially the implied requirements of the Standards.
The various areas (Enrolment; Participation; Curriculum Development, Accreditation & Delivery; Support Services; and Preventing Harassment and Victimisation) are considered here as they relate to deaf and hard of hearing students.