Disability Discrimination Act 1995

In 1995, the Canadian Government passed the Employment Equity Act (the Act) under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. This piece of legislation recognized the existence of barriers preventing four designated groups from entering the Canadian workplace, and put forth a plan to address them. The Act “requires special measures and the accommodation of differences” for women, visible minorities, Aboriginals, and people with disabilities (Act, s.2). This was an important issue for Canadians at the time, as…

Bullying is direct or indirect discrimination towards another person, whether it be for their colour, looks, personality, disability or even as far as sexual identification or preference. The act of bullying has been around since the dawn of man, however in the past few years, there has been conflict over whether the act of bullying should be considered an offence, especially due to the unsurprising and intrinsic evolution of technology, since the dawn of cyberbullying, which is “the use of…

The equality act 2010 is there to end discrimination that many individuals may have throughout life. This act protects individuals on the grounds of race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, disability religion or belief also having a baby, being pregnant, marrying or age. Under the equality act 2010 all the law about discrimination will be in one place however will be protected from discrimination like racial or religious discrimination. The act makes it easier for a disable person to show that…

always been discrimination in the world and it has been a constant struggle either if it was for race, gender, religion or nationality. Women have always been trying to get equally trained and educated like men. In Canada, men and women seem equal in most ways. Even in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that says in section 15- Equality Rights (1) “Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination…

Sales of Good Acts (1979) Asda would meet the Sales of Good Act 1979, as they would provide products that are of good quality and ‘fit for purpose’ for customers to use; Asda wouldn’t be providing a product that isn’t in bad quality; an Asda product like an egg wouldn’t be broken or a carton of milk wouldn’t have holes; every product would be ‘fit for purpose’. Also, Asda states on what each product is described like if there was a coat that said “wool coat”, it would be made out of wool,…

Implementation All Australians under the age of 65 who acquire a permanent (or likely to be permanent) disability, including people with a psychiatric disability, that has a significantly impact on the way the person lives their everyday life and the ability to participate will be eligible for funding of support services based on their individual needs. The scheme will, however, only fund disability supports where they are not part of another service system’s ‘universal service obligation’,…

structured with social inequalities of many kinds. The act of discrimination is one particular type where it is prominent in today’s modern society and historical times. Most individuals may not acknowledge the possibility that this type of act can occur everywhere and even in unexpected places such as at a workplace. Hence, the idea of employment discrimination is still very unfamiliar to people as most people tend to think about discrimination in terms of gender, race etc. This social…

Godd Practice. London:Whurr. Materials for newly qualified teachers Removing Barriers: dyslexia and specific learning difficulties, taught session 4, Manchester, viewed 3rd January, 2012, http://www.tda.gov.uk/teacher/developing-career/sen-and-disability/sen-traininresources/~/media/resources/teacher/sen/session4.pd Miles, T and Miles, E(1999) Dyslexia: A hundred years on (2nd edition). Buckingham:OU…

are the laws and codes of practice that relate to the promotion of equality and the valuing of diversity? (Make a list). Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 & 2005 Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 Race Relations Amendment Act 2000 Human Rights Act 1998 Children Acts 1989 & 2004 Education Act 1996 Equality Act 2010 Carers and Disabled Children Act 2001 Every Child Matters 2005 1.2 Why is it important to support the rights of all children and young people to…

2.5 Describe how to challenge discrimination. Challenging discrimination is a must in any sort of situation. To do this you need to make sure you know your anti-discrimination policy within your school. The role as a teacher or teaching assistant is to protect children and young people from discrimination. If you was to overhear or receive a complaint from a parent or pupil about a discriminatory act that has taken place and you ignore it ,you are giving the person victimising the victim the…