Equality and Inclusion 1. What do we mean by the following terms? a) Equality- b) Diversity c) Inclusion d) Discrimination A) Equality: is a legal framework to protect people against discrimination. The Equality Act [2010] sets out the new public sector Equality Duty replacing the three previous duties for race‚ disability and gender. The Duty now covers the following ‘protected characteristics’: Age Disability Gender reassignment Pregnancy and maternity Race (including
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Dealing with Dementia in the Elderly Danaya Gilchrist Touro College of Applied Studies General Survey of Mental Health (GHU 140) Professor Wyatt April 29th‚ 2014 Abstract Dementia is a scary disease for the elderly to deal with it. It changes their lives and who they are. Dementia affects the daily living activities of people who are dealing with it; a person who is living with dementia can no longer do anything for themselves or live their lives the way that they want to. Family members
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------------------------------------------------- straining to hear and fend off dementia [Document subtitle] February 25‚ 2013 PSY 4456 February 25‚ 2013 PSY 4456 Dr. Milligan PSY 4456 February 25‚ 2013 Straining to Hear and Fend Off Dementia The article I chose was written by Kathrine Bouton. One of many people who suffer with hearing lost‚ but unfortunately Katherine’s started at the age of thirty years old. She tells a story about attending a fun-raiser for a magazine
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Dr. Saravanabhavan 503: Seminar in Education The Promise of Inclusion As you know‚ the topic that I chose for my Interview Project was "The Promise of Inclusion"‚ but before I can tell you what the promise of inclusion is‚ I must first give you a clear view as to what Inclusion means. Inclusion is defined in many ways by many people‚ but there is no legal definition. According to Webster ’s Dictionary‚ Inclusion is the act of including and the state of being included. From an educational
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Contents Action Plan Time Table Page 2 Weekly Action Plan Page 3 – 7 Plan Structure Page 8 Provisional List of Resources Page 9 Dissertation Page 10 – 27 References Page 28 – 30 Presentation
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Defining the term ‘inclusion’‚ according to Sikes at al. (2007:366)‚ ‘is a thorny and controversial task which has occupied many commentators over the years’. Many have also argued that ‘inclusion is a bewildering concept which can have a variety of interpretations and applications’ (Avramidis et al.‚ 2002:158 cited Hansen‚ 2011:62). One might consider inclusion in relation to acknowledging diversity - people differ in all sorts of ways from race and ethnicity‚ culture and belief‚ gender and sexuality
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are over 17‚000 younger people with dementia in the UK. There are over 25‚000 people with dementia from black and minority ethnic groupsin the UK. There will be over a million people with dementia by 2021. Two thirds of people with dementia are women. The proportion of people with dementia doubles for every 5 year age group. One third of people over 95 have dementia. 60‚000 deaths a year are directly attributable to dementia. Delaying the onset of dementia by 5 years would reduce deaths directly
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t e x 4 8 ( 2 0 1 2 ) 4 2 9 e4 4 6 Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/cortex Research report Working memory‚ attention‚ and executive function in Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia Cheryl L. Stopford*‚ Jennifer C. Thompson‚ David Neary‚ Anna M.T. Richardson and Julie S. Snowden Cerebral Function Unit‚ Greater Manchester Neuroscience Centre‚ Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Neurosciences Research Group‚ University
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Dementia Awareness Task A 1) The term ’dementia’ describes a set of symptoms that include loss of memory‚ mood changes‚ and problems with communication and reasoning. There are many types of dementia. The most common are Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. 2) Examples of different types of dementia are: Alzheimer’s disease‚ Vascular dementia‚ Dementia with Lewy bodies‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ Frototemporal dementia
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- | TDA 2.4 - Equality‚ Inclusion & Diversity In Work With Children and Young People. | Kerri Cook | | Contents Section One: Page 4 Legislation‚ participation‚ equal access and valuing and promoting cultural diversity. Section Two: Page 8 Prejudice & Discrimination and own attitudes‚ values and opinions. section three: Page 13 group inclusion Contents Page 4 - Section One Page 5 - 1.1 - Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality
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