1/5 I just watched the @sra_solicitors webinar on reasonable adjustments on the new Solicitor's Qualifying Exam. There are numerous issues with it. Firstly, there wasn't any openly disabled people discussing the issues. It seemed neither participant understands disability.

2/5 Secondly, it's too vague and reliant on buzz words. The many issues regarding accessing centres were not discussed. Thirdly, 'expert evidence' on a student's impairments will be required. This is a worry. It often leads to students not getting the support they need.

3/5 The medical evidence they have is often seen as not being 'expert' enough or sufficiently up to date. Many of us do not have continuing support. For example, I haven't seen anyone who could assess in 10 years. I am the only expert on my impairment.

4/5 Accessing an 'expert' will be problematic, with an array of transport and building access issues. It's a burden on disabled students who are already managing an impairment and completing qualifications

5/5 I am happy to assist, along with other disabled lawyers. This needs looking at by independent equality assessors too.

*After thoughts*
1/7 I've been reflecting on this thread and I'm not sure my first two points were adequately constructive.

My first point was that the discussion did not include anyone who is disabled.

2/7 My understanding is that there have been disabled people advising on the SQE who could have assisted in the webinar. This would have allowed for some concrete examples of potential reasonable adjustments.

3/7 The webinar struggled to commit to giving examples because it depends on the circumstances. An understanding of disability would have allowed for fictional factual matrixes to be used to give examples.

4/7 This links to my second point referring to vagueness. An understanding of disability would have enabled an exploration of the more complex adjustments that will be needed. Especially if people need to travel far to an assessment centre.

5/7 This needs to go beyond the 'bread and butter' adjustments. I appreciate that course providers still struggle with the basics. I got offers from all the BPTC providers to which I applied.

6/7 There was some issue as to why BPP couldn't meet me to discuss my support needs and Ulaw delayed my offer for 2 weeks because they either were unsure as to whether I'd make ir at the bar or they didn't know if they could support me.

7/8 Only City approached the issue head on and provided support. Although, I acknowledged that some of my peers were let down.

8/8 However, the SQE has unique challenges that need to be addressed in much more detail. This is where reaching out to equality and inclusion experts, who are disabled, are essential.