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The Disability Discrimination Act and Schools
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Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Applied to schools since 1996 in respect of:
- employment, Part 2 - provision of goods & services to general public, Part 3- but not to education
SEN and Disability Act 2001
- amends DDA - new Part 4 includes school education from Sept 2002 - education exemption from Part 3 lifted
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SEN framework
SEN and Disability Act 2001
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SEN arrangements Planning duties
SEN and Disability Act 2001
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SEN arrangements Planning duties
DisabilityDiscriminatio
n
duties
SEN and Disability Act 2001
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SEN framework Planning duties
DisabilityDiscrimination
duties
Auxiliary aids
and
services
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SEN framework Planning duties
DisabilityDiscrimination
duties
Auxiliary aids
and
services
Access
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SEN framework Planning duties
DisabilityDiscrimination
duties
Auxiliary aids
and
services
Access
Protection from
discrimination
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SEN framework
DfES
SEN Code
of
Practice
Guidance
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SEN framework Planning duties
DfESPlanning
guidance
Guidance
DfESSEN Code
of
Practice
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SEN framework Planning duties
DisabilityDiscrimination
duties
DfES Planning
guidance
DRC Code of
Practice
Guidance
DfES SEN Code
of
Practice
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Protection from
discrimination
Who and what are covered?
Current and prospective disabled pupilsEvery school and every aspect of school life:
admissions, education & associated services, exclusionsThe ‘responsible body’ for the school
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Definition of disability in DDA:
A physical or mental impairment with an adverse effect on the pupil’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Effect must be:
- substantial
- long-term
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Every school:
- maintained, independent
- mainstream, special
- nursery, primary, secondary, including school VIth forms
- community, voluntary, foundation or a city academy
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Every aspect of school life:
- admissions
- education and associated services
- exclusions
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Education and associated services:
- the curriculum- teaching and learning- classroom organisation- breaks and lunchtimes- school policies- school clubs and activities- homework- assessment and exam arrangements- timetabling- school trips- exclusion procedures- the whole life of the school
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The ‘responsible body’ for the school:
- governing body
- local education authority
- the proprietor
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Protection from
discrimination
Two key duties: responsible bodies:
* must not treat disabled pupils less favourably*must make reasonable adjustments for disabled pupils
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Less favourable treatment
Disability discrimination is:
- less favourable treatment than someone else
- for a reason related to child’s disability
- when it cannot be justified
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Three tests for less favourable treatment:
- for a reason related to child’s disability
- less favourable treatment compared with a child to whom that reason does not apply
- cannot be justified
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Justification for less favourable treatment:
- may be justified for a substantial and material reason
- ‘permitted forms of selection’
- may not be justified if a reasonable adjustment could have been made, but wasn’t
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Reasonable adjustments:
- to ensure no substantial disadvantage
- comparison: pupils who are not disabled
- justification
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Reasonable adjustments: an anticipatory duty:
- substantial disadvantage has to be anticipated
- duty owed to all disabled pupils
- liability, in the breach to an individual
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Justification for a failure to make a reasonable adjustment:
- a substantial or material reason
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Auxiliary aids
and
services
Physical
access
Two exemptions from reasonable adjustments duty:
auxiliary aids and services - covered by SEN framework physical access - covered by planning duty
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Policies, practices & procedures
Reasonable adjustments
to
policies, practices and procedures
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Reasonable adjustments, factors that may be taken into account:
- standards- resources- costs- practicability- SEN provision- health and safety- interests of other pupils
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Information issues:
- lack of knowledge defence
- confidentiality
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Other changes to the DDA:
- residual duty of LEAs
- education no longer exempt from Part 3
- victimisation
- conciliation
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SEN provision, LEA decisions
OFSTED
&
SEN Disability Tribunal
Accountability
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SEN provision, LEA decisions Planning duties
OFSTED
&
SEN Disability Tribunal
OFSTED
&
Secretary of State
Accountability
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SEN provision, LEA decisions Planning duties
DisabilityDiscrimination
OFSTED
&
SEN Disability Tribunal
OFSTED
&
Secretary of State
SENDIST&
Secretary of State
Accountability
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Remedy:
- a declaration
- an order:training guidancereview, alteration of school policiesadditional tuitionwritten apology
- no financial compensation
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Implementation issues for schools:
- all staff
- information and communication
- the anticipatory nature of the duties
- DDA definition and behaviour
- the context for implementation
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Disability Rights Commission
Help line:
08457 - 622 - 633