Accessible Education Matters

E-learning course outline

Introduction

  • Learning objectives
  • Key features
  • Contributors

Rights and Responsibilities

  • Learners' experiences
  • Who has responsibilities under the DDA?
  • What activities are covered
  • Why is the DDA needed?
  • Facts about disability
  • The importance of the DDA
  • Barriers to disabled people
  • Checklist

Key Provisions

  • Aims and effects of the DDA
  • Definition of disability
  • Who is protected under the DDA?
  • Medical Evidence

Knowledge and Confidentiality

  • Confidentiality
  • Data Protection

Less Favourable Treatment

  • Discrimination
  • Justification

Reasonable Adjustments

  • Reasonable adjustments
  • Auxiliary aids or services
  • Examples of reasonable adjustments
  • To whom is the duty owed?
  • How long does the duty last?
  • Reasonable and unreasonable adjustments
  • Justification
  • The dangers of a compliance approach


Assessment Quiz - this measures the user's knowledge and serves as a record of achievement.




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