What are your requirements?
Disability is a ‘protected characteristic’ under the Equality Act 2010 and you can't legally discriminate against people with that characteristic.
As part of this, you must make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to minimise disadvantages to pupils, staff and parents/carers with disabilities. If an adjustment is reasonable, you must make it.
It's important to consider the adjustments you make and your school's procedures to make sure all stakeholders feel comfortable to participate in the school community. Although there are laws surrounding this, it's best practice to evaluate how inclusive your school is overall and make adjustments where you can.
What is a disability?
Regulation 6 of the Equality Act 2010 says a person has a disability if:
According to the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of