Ravi Mendis

4/13 Melinda Grove, Lake Heights, NSW 2502 Tel: 04 12071638 rmendis@mac.com Gerrardo de Liseo Delegate of the President Regional Manager Anti-Discrimination Board 84 Crown St Wollongong, NSW 2500 Friday, 8 July 2011 Ref: 2011/0474 Dear Mr de Liseo, Thank you for your letter dated 4th July 2011 in which you copy me the response to my complaint against the University of Wollongong, as prepared by their solicitor. Please take into consideration that i did not have a solicitor at my disposal to articulate my complaint against the University of Wollongong, particularly with respect to the Anti-Discrimination Act. My comments to UOWs response are henceforth: Id like to highlight point #26 under the "University's Accommodation of Staff with Disabilities": UOW's solicitors have deduced from my complaint that i have recovered from paranoid schizophrenia. This is false. Schizophrenia is indeed a permanent condition. Likened to diabetes or a heart condition, once diagnosed with it, one is at a greater risk of subsequent episodes. Dr. Garvey had suggested that i'd made a full recovery (from psychosis) and was hopeful that i wouldn't suffer another episode. Perhaps the consultation of a qualied psychiatrist is necessary to validate the facts about paranoid schizophrenia and to advise what would be considered suitable accommodation in the workplace. I respectfully decline UOW's invitation to withdraw my complaint from the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board and i look forward to the conciliation at your Wollongong ofces on Wed 13th July. Sincerely yours,

Ravi Mendis