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DIS3103 Introduction to Disability
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Credit Points: 15
 
Description:

This unit provides an examination of the concepts of impairment, disability and handicap. It provides information about a range of disabilities and aims to personalise information by investigating accounts given by individuals of their experience of living with a particular disability. Issues which people with different disabilities face in the areas of community integration, education, accommodation, and legal issues are examined. The role and operation of legislative approaches to disability will also be assessed with an examination of Commonwealth Disability Services Act 1986, State, and Commonwealth Disability Standards (1993).



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Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 4/30/2009 VET: 4/30/2009