Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Company overview: Eezee Business Machines (EBM) is a sole proprietor firm established in 1990 and owned by Mr Ravi Bhatia. EBM is a 25-year-old hardware, IT sales & services, and premium business partner of Hewlett & Packard, and IBM; and a brand retailer of Compaq, Sony, CISCO, Dell, Microsoft, D-Link, Cyberoam, and Samsung. The company also provides licensed software, Audio-Visual systems, and computer peripherals. This assignment focuses on the human resource department of the company to…

Since the implementation of Individuals with Disabilites Education Act of 2004, which was created to devolp a better access of public education for students with disabilites, school districts across the nation and other geographical areas have tried to represent it in the classroom. Research has been done to understand the factors in which the transition to inclusion of students with disabilites, which is part of IDEA, have plagued the progress. It appears there may be three common factors;…

Gender is an important variable to consider when planning and evaluating studies in all areas and at all levels of health-related research (Wizemann & Pardue, 2001). Gender is especially important in substance abuse treatment services because the background characteristics, substance abuse patterns, and personal histories of female substance users may differ from those of males. In the past, most research related to outcomes for substance abuse treatment programs involved male participants.…

job, then they should be considered a qualified applicant for the job. If they do meet the requirements, and your company doesn’t consider them a qualified applicant, then that would be considered discrimination against the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). According to the discrimination law, the ADA considers an individual disabled, if he or she has a, physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities,” has a record of such impairment, or…

between the victim of abuse and the perpetrator.1 This includes intentional or unintentional neglect.1 Risk factors for elder abuse include impaired cognitive function, social isolation and major life transitions such as widowhood.1 The act of abuse incorporates both the acts of commission and omission of care for the elderly, whether domestically, institutionally or self-inflicted.1 As a result of abuse and exploitation, the elderly lose their independence, health, life-savings and dignity,…

“After three days of illness at home, I decided to go to Kaladima health centre III, Lamogi sub-county, Amuru district, walking three kilometres to the facility. After waiting for more than six hours, I wasdiagnosed with typhoid – caused by drinking dirty and contaminated water but there was no medicine. A nurse gave me two options: either to pick drugs after two days because typhoid drugs were out of stock, or buy them fromprivate clinics. The drugs, I was told, would cost me at least Shs.…

possessing a firearm. This is another controversial issue as to how ex-felons are supposed to protect themselves in their own home if they can’t possess a firearm to do so. What many citizens don’t understand is the whole idea behind the Gun Control Act is to keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous and irresponsible people, but not all felons are dangerous and irresponsible people, and shouldn’t be labeled as one. As in the case of denying a driver's license to people who are legally blind,…

The teaching assistant should be familiar with all plans and should identify and source resources required. As a teaching assistant it is important to recognise that children are individuals and as such will differ in expectation, motivation and learning styles which can be affected by factors such as culture, gender, family, peers and previous experiences. The teaching assistant supports the school and teachers to develop inclusion so that all children regardless of barriers can access the…

country or society can claim to be free of domestic violence, but the patterns and trends may vary across regions and countries The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 1993, defines violence against women as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such…

Diversity in the workplace has changed throughout the 20th century and continuing into the 21st century, our views on ethnicities have significantly changed. The world is more evolved and accepting of people with different backgrounds. But are we more accepting once it comes to maximizing and capitalizing on workplace diversity? “Diversity in the Workplace” by Kelli Green describes a fictionalized company that faces the real organizational challenge. The challenges direct towards multiple angles…