WRC rejects Ellie Dunne’s disability discrimination complaint against NCAD

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The Workplace Relations Commission rejected Ellie Dunne’s complaint under the Equal Status Act 2000 against the National College of Art and Design. The claim was dismissed primarily because she did not comply with the rules for giving legal notice of an equality claim.

The adjudicator also rejected the argument that requiring Dunne to re-sit a failed first-year module could amount to discrimination, finding that passing it was an essential part of NCAD’s academic standards. The college denied discriminating against her.