The cost of implementing wheelchair access to the QUB buildings was obviously underestimated

Well we can't say we weren't warned. It seems that the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 has hit Ulster's academic instituions quite hard.

Last week was the first time I'd had to locate the ELTC on Elmwood Avenue for one of my classes and noticed what appeared to be a makeshift ramp. I've no idea how long it's been there for, but it was still there this week, so it must be a semi-permanent fixture.

It would appear that the cost of providing wheelchair access to the various buildings at Queen's University has been so hard that the University have been forced to cut a few corners in order to comply with the act, which includes a responsibiliy to "make reasonable adjustments to the physical features of their premises to overcome physical barriers to access."

Or maybe it was just bored skater kids.