Disability Equality Training - Training Course

About This Course
In December 2006, the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 was amended to place a duty on all public bodies to promote disability equality. This affected all public bodies - from local councils to government departments, from universities to hospitals.

The Disability Equality Duty requires the public sector to actively promote disability equality, and is similar to the duty to promote race equality under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

It is a positive duty, which builds in disability equality at the beginning of the process, rather than makes adjustments at the end. It aims to bring about a shift from a legal framework which relies on individual disabled people complaining about discrimination to one in which the public sector becomes a proactive agent of change, which demonstrates through its policies, procedures and practices.

Who Should Attend?
The workshop is aimed primarily at those people who work within the social care setting.

Course Objectives
This programme is designed for delegates to improve their knowledge, understanding and practice in delivering services to people with disabilities. The programme is based on the social model of disability and links in to the requirements of the ‘General Duty’.

Course Overview
Objectives

  Understand what we mean by Disability Equality
  Defining disability in the context of the Disability Discrimination Act
  Working within the context of the ‘social model of disability
  Building on current good practice
  How our practice can meet the requirements of the ‘General Duty’
  How disability equality impact assessments can demonstrate good practice

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