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<p> </p><p>Higher education institutions are independent and autonomous organisations
and are already subject to the strong legal requirements in the Equality Act 2010.
They have clear duties to ensure that disabled students do not face discrimination
whilst applying to, and studying in higher education. Where an individual believes
they have been discriminated against and a dispute occurs, there are already well
established processes in place for raising a formal complaint, initially through the
university's internal complaints procedure and then, if unresolved after completing
that process, the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA).</p><p> </p>
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