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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Disability Discrimination Act"”.
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The impact of the Disability Discrimination Act Part 4 on Scottish schools
… framework went largely unchallenged until the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA, 1995) launched the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act, also known as Part 4 in 2001 (DDA, 2001). The DDA attempted to impose a rights-based model of equality on education. The survey data and qualitative …
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Disability Loophole a critical analysis of the definition of Disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
… examine the issues concerning Section 1 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. When the Act was first passed in December 1995 it was considered to be a major break through in obtaining equality and protection for disabled people. This research demonstrated how Section 1 of the Disability …
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Predictors of Distress and Coping in Children with Unusual Experiences: the Role of Stigma and Appraisal
… access to which this population has a right (Disability Discrimination Act 2005; NICE, 2011). This service evaluation describes the introduction of a coping strategies group delivered to clients on the waiting list for individual therapy at an outpatient psychology service for adults with …
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An assessment availability of physical facilities provision that support avaibility and accessibility for person with disabilities at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
… physical facilities for Person with Disability (PWDs) in higher education institutions (HEIs) shall comply with the standard provision like American Disability Act 1990 (ADA 1990) and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995) respectively in wide ranging civil rights laws that …
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Website accessibility in Australia and the national transition strategy: Outcomes and findings
… under one in five people stated they had a disability. A further twenty-one percent of the population (4.7 million people) reported that they had a long-term health condition that did not restrict their everyday activities. This total group of people who suffer either a disability or a …
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Disability Inclusion in Nigeria: Influence of Culture and Discourse on Hiring and Provision of reasonable Accommodation for People with Disabilities in MNCs
… and, by extension, Sub-Saharan Africa, where disability-related discourse is deeply entrenched, remain unemployed. Existing studies have explored the role of culture and discourse in shaping workplace inclusion, highlighting their impact in limiting employment opportunities for PWDs. Some have …
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Improving the assessment of Intellectual Disability (ID) within the UK Prison Service (who define ID using an IQ below 80)
… (ID) within the UK prison service. ID is characterised by deficits in intellectual ability, such as reasoning, problem solving and understanding new or complex information (impaired intelligence), deficits in adaptive functioning (AF), which reduce the individual’s ability to function …