When the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in the UK suddenly ended its contract with Coleg Elidyr, a specialist college, many children with learning disabilities were left without a place. Speculation abounds regarding the termination of the contract as LSC and the local social services are both entitled to terminate the contract by giving three months' notice without any need to give reasons for that termination
The case demonstrates the fragility of rights for students with disabilities, as well as the destabilising effects on individuals and families:
