Deaf Australian Student Sues Australian University
Tuesday September 30, 2008
A deaf student in Australia, struggling with her courses, is suing Australia's LaTrobe University over what she claims are lack of interpreters/inadequate interpreters and poor quality notetakers. According to the article, an attempt was made at mediation to resolve the dispute. When that failed, the student took the University to court.
What can a deaf college student at a regular college do when they find their services are not meeting their needs? Is suing the answer when mediation fails? Lawsuits do take time to work their way through the courts. Bear in mind that the students need to finish their studies so they can get jobs.
Comments
Good for her to file complaint! she is not deserve to dropping out of classes. she deserve to learn about dispute of about interpreter and notentake. she can find a job whatever she want to.. That’s her desire to be professional job in the future.
Does she complaint about being disabitliy check. she dont want to take money from disabitiy check. she is interesting to start her job instead of being rocker chair
Why is it that AMC TV shows movies without subtitles, when the subtitles are available???
I am all for Deaf rights as I am an advocate for the Deaf Community. However, there just isn’t enough information (the story is very vague) in this story to really come to any conclusions. In addition, the article doesn’t cite the laws in Australia that pertain to this case.