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Social Inclusion

We are moving towards an era of social inclusion, and equal rights for all people

• 'The Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill' became law in 2001.
• Key principles in this legislation include rights, independence, choice, and inclusion.
• The emphasis is on what people can do, and not what they are unable to do.
• For educational institutions it will become unlawful to discriminate against people with learning disabilities. Not only in providing education, but also in wider services such as admissions, welfare and careers advice.
• There is a legal obligation upon many businesses to make their services accessible to everyone.

Your Responsibilities

The UK’s Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) places an obligation on all organisations to ensure that any services they provide for members of the public are extended equally to people with disabilities, including those who have difficulty in reading or understanding the meaning of words.

Information needs to be accessible to all

• A key to social inclusion is the ability to have access to, and have understanding of as much information as possible.
• Information may be in many forms, including signage, written information, legal documents (many learning disabled people are the legal employers of their carers).

Much information is now available electronically, via the World Wide Web, and email.

 

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