Unit 4222-254 Outcome 1 Understand the importance of differentiating between the individual and disability Explain why it is important to recognise and value an individual as a person It is important because they deserve as much value and respect as anyone else just because they have disabilities doesn’t mean they should treated as an outsider. If you don’t value them you risk the individual becoming redrawn‚ lacking confidence and upset. Describe the importance of recognising an individual’s strengths
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could be applied to planning support. Disability Discrimination Act 1995; extended 2005- This legislation aims to end discrimination which disabled people may get. It gives disabled people rights in areas such as employment‚ housing‚ transport and in their education. This legislation requires people to promote equality of opportunity for people who have any disabilities. It also allows the government to set minimum standards so that people who have disabilities can use public transport more easily
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better world? Eliminate Discrimination against People with Disabilities Laura Rodriguez Romero To make a better world I would try to change how people with physical and intellectual disabilities are treated and perceived. I work toward a world in which they are celebrated instead of marginalized. My hope is that people with disabilities will be welcomed to share the unique gifts they have to offer. My dream is that people with disabilities become a vital part of the conversation on what it means
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I feel reflect some of the contrasting models of disability which we have looked at in Units 1-4 of the course materials (E214‚ The Open University‚ 2010). The first resource comes from the National Autistic Society’s website and the second comes from the national newspaper The Guardian. The first resource (Appendix A) is an information page entitled ‘What is Asperger Syndrome’ and particularly focusses on the medical/deficit model of disability‚ a model which involves identifying symptoms‚ diagnosing
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Medical Model of Disability The medical model of disability is one that is primarily concerned with the justification of disability. It sees disability purely as a problem of the individual‚ without any discrimination between the impairment faced and the disability itself. “Any economic or social deprivation encountered by disabled people was located within the individual and their impairment.” (Swain et al.‚ 2003) To put it simply‚ a disabled person is seen as faulty and in need of fixing or curing
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MODELS OF DISABILITY STUDIES | MORAL-RELIGIOUS | BIO-MEDICAL | FUNCTIONAL | ENVIRON-MENTAL | SOCIO-POLITICAL | DEFINITION | Views disability as a punishment inflicted upon an individual or family by an external force. It can be due to misdemeanors committed by the disabled person‚ someone in the family or community group‚ or forbears. Birth conditions can be due to actions committed in a previous reincarnation. People are morally responsible for their own disability. | Focuses on purely biological
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Discrimination “The hope of a secure and livable world lies with discipline nonconformists who are dedicated to justice‚ peace‚ and brotherhood.” Martin Luther King Jr states that a perfect livable world must contain justice‚ peace‚ and brotherhood. Social justice is the proper administration of laws to the natural law that all people are created equally without prejudice. Throughout history‚ many groups have been discriminated against in what they believe‚ however America has become a just society
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4222-245 Understand the legislation and policies that support Individuals with learning disabilities (LD 201) Outcome 1 1.1 Identify legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights‚ inclusion‚ equal life chances and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities * Mental Capacity Act 2005 * Human Rights Act 1998 (became law in 2000) * Care Standards Act 2000 * Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (amended 2005) * Equality Act 2010 * National Health Service
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disabled people a uniquely accessible and empowering alternative to court or tribunal action‚ as a way of exercising their civil rights under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA). We provide an opportunity to resolve complaints relating to DDA Part lll (Goods and Services) and DDA Part lV (Education). What is Disability Conciliation? Disability Conciliation is an opportunity for disabled people and service providers to resolve cases under the DDA. It is a "win/win" situation where parties
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Legislation‚ and the Federal Employment Equity Act‚ there is a specific group of individuals neglected not only within the workforce‚ but society in general. People with disabilities are underrepresented in all fields and receive a lower pay (Dessler‚ Chhinzer‚ & Cole‚ 2014). The underlying question remains‚ why? Why are people with disabilities not receiving equal opportunities within the workforce and remaining underrepresented? There are several reasons
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