Craig Potter says he feels discriminated against

Craig Potter, 25, who studied at Canterbury Christchurch College, has been told a wheelchair ramp will not be made available for him on Saturday.

He was told he would have to wait at the bottom of the stage for his certificate to be brought to him.

His university has said a ramp to get him onstage would have to be 40ft long.

Mr Potter told BBC South East Today: "I do feel like a second class graduate. I do feel discriminated against.

'Restrictions'

"I think if the university, as a multi-million pound business can't get this kind of thing right, what hope do I have of getting access to my local corner shop?"

Mr Potter has been studying for the past two years in a course of business studies and applied social services.

Margaret Scott, from Canterbury Christ Church University College, said the university had done as much as possible to make graduation accessible to disabled students.

"We have been informed by the cathedral authorities that there are restrictions about putting a ramp up to the raised area, which is part of the medieval fabric of the building," she said.

Mr Potter said he believed he may have a case for taking his university to court on discrimination grounds.

Agnes Fletcher, of the Disability Rights Commission, said the university could have done more to try to ensure Mr Potter was able to accept his certificate on stage.