Dozens attend rally at Memorial University to support hearing-impaired student
By The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – 5 minutes ago
The Canadian Press - Tammy Clarke, Heather Alison and Heather Clarke (left to right) attend a rally to accommodate students with disabilities at Memorial University in St.John's, Wednesday, Sept.23, 2015.
ST.
JOHN'S, N.L. - About 100 supporters gathered at Memorial University of
Newfoundland today to demand more accessibility for students with
special needs.
The university students' union organized the event
after hearing-impaired history major William Sears said a professor
refused to accommodate him.He filed a human rights complaint after the professor refused to wear an FM transmitter, citing religious beliefs.
The student union's director of advocacy Leah Robertson called for improved services, including a campus human rights office and an external review of what went wrong.
MUN President Gary Kachanoski has apologized for the incident and promised a full review of how accommodation procedures failed.
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