Human rights application dismissed; applicant failed to prove lower law school grades were caused by disability.
The applicant, who has a mild cognitive impairment resulting from childhood cancer treatments, obtained a law degree from a university in Wales with Third Class Honours.
The respondent refused to recognize his degree because its policy requires a minimum of a Lower Second Class (2:2) standing.
The applicant alleged adverse effect discrimination, arguing his disability prevented him from achieving the required grades.
The Tribunal dismissed the application, finding that the applicant was accommodated during law school and failed to establish that his lower academic standing was attributable to his disability rather than his refusal to request additional recommended accommodations, such as extra time.
R.L. v. Federation of Law Societies of Canada – National Committee on Accreditation, 2014 HRTO 1433
