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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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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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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Diversity‚ the existence of a plurality of abilities and cultural‚ social‚ and ethnic understandings amongst people‚ is purported to be the thing that America is built upon. The world knows America as the great melting pot of people‚ where individuals can come from any walk of life and be a part of a great nation that accepts them and allows them to succeed. Experience proves otherwise‚ however‚ that without a concerted effort in the business world‚ otherwise disadvantaged segments of the population
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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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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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who have disabilities face a constant battle with daily life activities. These disabilities can occur at birth like for instance‚ autism and Down syndrome‚ or they can come after a traumatic accident. These individuals are faced with a stigma and are for the most part categorized in a group labeled “special.” While being labeled as special people with disabilities might find it hard to socialize with others and not want to take part in sports‚ games‚ exercises and any other type of social activities
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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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Garland. Extraordinary bodies: Figuring physical disability in American culture and literature. Columbia University Press‚ 1997. Print. In this article‚ Rosemarie Thomson criticizes on the way physically disabled people are treated in the context of culture. Her main claim is that the socially contextualized view of disability has attributed misrepresentations to people with extraordinary bodies. The first sub-claim is that the identification of “disability” is based on cultural rules instead of corporeal
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