Understand The Context Of Supporting Individuals With Learning Disabilities
Understand the legislation and policies that support the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities.
Identify legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights, inclusion, equality and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities.
I can identify the polices and legislation designed to promote inclusion, human rights of individuals with learning disabilities and of their citizenship and equal life chances i.e. National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; Disability Discrimination Act 2005; Equality Act 2010; Disability Equality Duty 2006.
Explain how the above legislation and policies influence the day-to-day experiences of individuals with learning disabilities and their families.
The influence that legislation and policies have on the day-to-day experiences of an individual with a learning disability and of their families is covert discrimination, overt discrimination, harassment, rights, labelling, vulnerability, stereotyping, inclusion, empowerment, amongst more
Explain what is meant by “learning disability”. The meaning of learning disability means ‘a condition giving rise to learning difficulties, especially when not associated with physical disability.
Examples of causes:
There are various example of causes of Learning Disability (before, during and after birth). There are chromosomal and genetic factors. Others include being intellectually impaired i.e. dysgraphia, visual processing disorder, dyscalculia, early onset, dyslexia, social or adaptive dysfunction. Describe the medical and social models of disability.
Medical models are what we follow according to guidelines set out when it comes to the administering or application of medication.
Social models are where we follow person cantered plans (Care Plans) to ensure the individual receives the best possible care
What is the approximate proportion of individuals with a learning disability for whom the cause is “not known”.
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Identify legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights, inclusion, equality and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities.
I can identify the polices and legislation designed to promote inclusion, human rights of individuals with learning disabilities and of their citizenship and equal life chances i.e. National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; Disability Discrimination Act 2005; Equality Act 2010; Disability Equality Duty 2006.
Explain how the above legislation and policies influence the day-to-day experiences of individuals with learning disabilities and their families.
The influence that legislation and policies have on the day-to-day experiences of an individual with a learning disability and of their families is covert discrimination, overt discrimination, harassment, rights, labelling, vulnerability, stereotyping, inclusion, empowerment, amongst more
Explain what is meant by “learning disability”. The meaning of learning disability means ‘a condition giving rise to learning difficulties, especially when not associated with physical disability.
Examples of causes:
There are various example of causes of Learning Disability (before, during and after birth). There are chromosomal and genetic factors. Others include being intellectually impaired i.e. dysgraphia, visual processing disorder, dyscalculia, early onset, dyslexia, social or adaptive dysfunction. Describe the medical and social models of disability.
Medical models are what we follow according to guidelines set out when it comes to the administering or application of medication.
Social models are where we follow person cantered plans (Care Plans) to ensure the individual receives the best possible care
What is the approximate proportion of individuals with a learning disability for whom the cause is “not known”.
The