Speakers
Presentation
In this session, Abigail Hamer (Equality and Human Rights Commission) provides an update on the changes to higher education practice the Commission has noticed since its published its advice note on reasonable adjustments following the case of University of Bristol v Abrahart.
The session reflects on good practice and the challenges that persist and the emerging ones as higher education institutions adapt their ways of working.
Abigail Hamer is Legal Principal for EHRC (The Equality and Human Rights Commission), specialising in matters concerning children and young people. She works across areas including education law, higher education law and children’s public law, and conducted the Commission’s intervention in the legal case of the University of Bristol v Dr Robert Abrahart, instructing Catherine Casserley. She has previously worked as a children and family solicitor in private practice, in a regulatory capacity for the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, and has also worked in the academic services department of a university.
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https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/abi-hamer-a4a78a14b