Legislation and Guidelines for Schools
Legislation and guidelines
The UN convention on rights of disabled people
This agreement was opened for signature on March 30th 2007 at the United Nations head quarters, in New York.
There are 82 signatures to the convention, the UK being one of the first to sign it.
The agreement sets out what countries that have signed have to make sure disabled people have the same rights and opportunities has non-disabled people.
Although they are covered by normal human rights the UN convention on the rights of disabled people clearly states what these rights are.
These cover disabled peoples rights in all areas of life, such as
* The right to be educated.
* The right to participate in activities.
* The right to be employed and not to be discriminated against.
* The right to equal justice.
* The rights to health.
Everybody in society has to respect disabled people as ell as respect their dignity and to ensure they have all their rights that are known to them but of course age and level of understanding also have to be considered.
To have an equal chance has everybody else in society as well has given all the opportunities that are open to them and to be able to grow and develop without fear of discrimination.
They have the right to be respected and their opinions listen too as well as been valued person
The right to have free supported education even in mainstream schools in which schools have to make reasonable changes to accommodate a disabled child.
An education provider has a duty to make reasonable changes to their setting to accommodate a disabled person to ensure they have the same opportunities has a non-disabled person, such as
* Providing ramps to enter and leave.
* Access to outdoor areas.
* Provide extra support such as, teachers and or equipment.
* Wider walk ways for ease of access for people in wheelchairs and or crutches.
* Move the room around for ease of access if need be.
* Quite time area for relaxing or time for their
The UN convention on rights of disabled people
This agreement was opened for signature on March 30th 2007 at the United Nations head quarters, in New York.
There are 82 signatures to the convention, the UK being one of the first to sign it.
The agreement sets out what countries that have signed have to make sure disabled people have the same rights and opportunities has non-disabled people.
Although they are covered by normal human rights the UN convention on the rights of disabled people clearly states what these rights are.
These cover disabled peoples rights in all areas of life, such as
* The right to be educated.
* The right to participate in activities.
* The right to be employed and not to be discriminated against.
* The right to equal justice.
* The rights to health.
Everybody in society has to respect disabled people as ell as respect their dignity and to ensure they have all their rights that are known to them but of course age and level of understanding also have to be considered.
To have an equal chance has everybody else in society as well has given all the opportunities that are open to them and to be able to grow and develop without fear of discrimination.
They have the right to be respected and their opinions listen too as well as been valued person
The right to have free supported education even in mainstream schools in which schools have to make reasonable changes to accommodate a disabled child.
An education provider has a duty to make reasonable changes to their setting to accommodate a disabled person to ensure they have the same opportunities has a non-disabled person, such as
* Providing ramps to enter and leave.
* Access to outdoor areas.
* Provide extra support such as, teachers and or equipment.
* Wider walk ways for ease of access for people in wheelchairs and or crutches.
* Move the room around for ease of access if need be.
* Quite time area for relaxing or time for their