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OCT4109 Disability
SCHOOL OF EXERCISE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Credit Points: 15
 
Description:

This unit will explore the range of disabilities including intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive, neurological and physical disabilities that result in a permanent reduction in communication, social interaction, learning and mobility. The unit will explore models and theories that examine social, political, cultural, and economic factors that define disability and help determine personal and collective responses to difference. Cross-cultural issues and the impact on disabilities will be explored.



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This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
H96Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy)
 
 
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: 31/03/2010 VET: 31/03/2010