Years into litigation, McNeese State U. president says it’s not a “high priority” for disabled students to use a major campus facility.

by E Wayne Ross on August 6, 2008

Inside Higher Ed: Access Denied

In a discrimination case that is still crawling through the Louisiana court system after seven years, McNeese State University’s president has asserted that it is not a “high priority” for disabled students to access the university’s student union.

The case, which stems from a 2001 accident, was brought by a student who — while in a wheelchair — was injured trying to pry open a bathroom door in the union. The door was not made accessible for disabled people, according to the suit.