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Summary: Support For Students With Diagnosed Disability

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Name of Policy: Support for Students with a Diagnosed Disability What legalisations or a law does this cover? I. Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Clth) Commonwealth II. Disability Standards of Education 2005 (Clth) Commonwealth III. Equal Opportunity Act 2010 Victoria IV. Information Privacy Act 2000 Victoria Note* other States and Territories within the Commonwealth have separate legalisations and Acts which have been passed in by their representing government. Introduction of the policy: Name- Support for Students with a Diagnosed Disability Procedure Code and Version- SSS 20/ 19-11-2014 Policy Owner/ Caretaker- Associate Director of Student Services Date of Issue/ Implementation by CEO- 19 November 2014 Date of Expiration/ Scheduled …show more content…

Coverage -This policy applies to all William Angliss Institute of TAFE (WAI) employees delivering services to students including at admission and enrolment services, participation in the course or program and use of facilities or services within the grounds of William Angliss Institute of TAFE (WAI). Policy/ices- William Angliss Institute of TAFE (WAI) necessitate various objectives in order to abide by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992(Commonwealth), the Disability Discrimination Act 1996(Commonwealth) and Disability Standards of Education 2005(Commonwealth)thus they shall comply with the requirements and principles implemented by those Acts and Legalisations within the State/Territories or Commonwealth. The Institute has applied and interred access and equity for students and encourages responsiveness to students with a diagnosed disability. Students have access to appropriate and timely support without discrimination based on their …show more content…

Reasonable: - as applied to adjustment has the meaning of reasonable in relation to a student with a disability if it balances the interests of all parties affected. II. Reasonable adjustment: - reasonable adjustment refers to measures or actions taken in order to provide substantive equality for a student with a disability. III. Adjustments include accommodation, aids, facilities or services which a person without a disability does not require. For adjustments to be reasonable they need to be appropriate for the particular student with a disability in a particular situation. (Bridging Pathways and Blueprint for Implementation) IV. Discrimination: - as defined in the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992. V. Disability Standards for Education: - Section 31 of the Disability Discrimination Act enables the Attorney-General to formulate disability standards in relation to a range of areas, including the VI. Education of persons with a disability. The Standards are subordinate legislation and are subject to the objects of the Act. They clarify and elaborate the legal obligations in relation to

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