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‘Implementing the DDA in schools and early years settings’ - section 1 ‘Duties and Definitions’ |
This section provides a guide to the duties in the DDA. This includes explanation of how the DDA duties fit with the SEN duties and the planning duties.
It also provides more detail on the definition of disability used in the DDA.
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Implementing the DDA in schools and early years settings’ section 2 ‘making reasonable adjustments for disabled pupils’ |
A helpful one page summary giving an overview of the requirements and principles involved in making reasonable adjustments. |
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Implementing the DDA in schools and early years settings’ section 2 ‘making reasonable adjustments for disabled pupils’ |
Provides a list of key factors that schools have found important in helping them to make reasonable adjustments. Schools can use the list to evaluate their own strengths and areas for development. |
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Examples from DRC Code of Practice 2002
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Provides example of reasonable adjustments in primary and secondary schools. |
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DRC – law – legal cases |
Examples of cases that have been taken to SENDIST. |
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Code of Practice for Schools
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This Code explains the legal duties of schools not to discriminate against disabled children and prospective pupils in the provision of education and associated services in schools, and in respect of admissions and exclusions. |
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A guide for Schools
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This leaflet is aimed at those with managerial or coordinator roles in schools. The first part of this booklet is a summary of schools’ duties under part 4 of the 1995 DDA amended by the SEN and Disability Act 2001. The second part makes suggestions for implementing the new law. |
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This guide explains in brief the implications of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) for governing bodies |
This booklet can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the link above.
You can order a copy from the DRC Reference code: EDU5 05/03/200
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A guide for Parents
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Since September 2002, if a child has a disability and has been discriminated against in education, parents may be able to challenge this under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). This booklet provides further guidance and information to parents and answers the following questions:
Who is responsible for meeting the new duties?
Does my child have rights under the DDA?
How can the DDA help my child?
What do schools need to do?
What should I do if I think my child has been discriminated against? |
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