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    IDEA 2004 IDEA 2004 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) was created so that any student with any type of physical or mental disabilities would receive an equal opportunity for a better education. I feel that IDEA 2004 has satisfied its purpose. Idea 2004 has implemented special education teachers to teach the students with disabilities. Since the first time that the act was created‚ it has been modified several times. Each time implementing special elements that aid mentally challenged

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    KENYA ON THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES INTERNATIONAL LAWS Under The Constitution of Kenya‚ article 2(5) and (6)‚ treaties and rules of international law are part of Kenyan Law. This essentially means that even without domesticating some of the treaties their obligations apply directly to Kenya. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the first treaty that protected children rights. It guiding principles have a direct impact to children with disabilities. These include; non-discrimination

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    with learning disabilities. Identify legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights‚ inclusion‚ equality and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities. I can identify the polices and legislation designed to promote inclusion‚ human rights of individuals with learning disabilities and of their citizenship and equal life chances i.e. National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; Disability Discrimination Act 2005; Equality Act 2010; Disability Equality Duty

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    the UK have a hidden disability and 10% of people that have some kind of medical condition that is considered a type of hidden disability like dyslexia or bipolar disorder which within the UK 1.5 million people suffer with. Having a hidden disability means that either you have a medical disorder that you cannot ‘see’. You could see types of supports like wheelchairs but the main meaning is that you cannot generally see anything wrong with them by looking at them. The disability can be either physical

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    Nationality usually involves the rights and responsibilities to being a citizen such as health care and education‚ having a passport and paying taxes which is a part of an individual identity which primarily defines ‘who you are’‚ as Woodward suggested. Nationality is often based on place of birth or marriage but can also be achieved through naturalization‚ where people choose their nationality after meeting legal requirements which contributes to our understanding of how identity is shaped by nationality

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    multiple conditions and/or disabilities 1:1 Describe possible multiple conditions and/or disabilities that individuals may have. Patients   with multiple conditions and/or disabilities have two or more disabling conditions that affect learning or other important life functions. These can include: 1.Mental retardation‚ dementia 2.Bad eyesight‚ blindness 3.Hard of hearing‚ deafness 4.Arthritis‚ paralysed body/parts 1:2 Explain how multiple conditions and/or disabilities many have an additional impact

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    Specific Learning Disabilities Yvette Ramirez-Cabrera Concordia University-Portland Specific Learning Disabilities How Many Are Affected by a Learning Disability? Specific learning disabilities are affecting 10 percent of the population in classrooms today. About 2 or 3 pupils in every classroom have dyslexia‚ dyscalculia‚ or autism. Some of these children have more than one disability. Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder also suffer from dyslexia and dyscalculia

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    Intellectual Disability Student Population Within‚ at the least‚ the United States‚ we are most familiar with identifying individuals that lack cognitive skills as having “mental retardation‚” but the legal term that is now being used is “intellectual disability.” Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that protects the education of certain disabled children from age 3 up to the age of 21. Under IDEA‚ intellectual disabilities is one of the thirteen categories in which students

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    The revelation and representation of disability in Two Mates and The Book of Colours enhances understanding of an individual’s differences and capacities. Children’s literature can be traced back to oral-stories and songs‚ way before printing and publication was even invented. It wasn’t until the 1940’s‚ however‚ that authors began writing literature for a youth’s perspective based on their wants and needs. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye‚ published in 1951‚ was a great push for this movement‚

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    contributing factors and effect of unemployment in Nicholson garden. To use in my school based assessment (S.B.A.) in the area of Social Studies. You are advised to answer each question honestly. Your identity will be strictly confidential; please do not put your name. Please put a tick ( ) in the box following the

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