The Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act (1992) The Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) seeks to eliminate, as far as possible, discrimination against people with disability. Under section 22 of the Act, it is unlawful for an education authority or provider to discriminate against a person or an associate of that person on the ground of the person’s disability. The Act provides for the formulation of the Disability Standards for Education (2005) which elaborate legal obligations in relation to education and training. It is unlawful to contravene a disability standard, and complaints of alleged contravention can be made to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). Definitions under the DDA Disability refers to: (a) total or partial loss of a person’s bodily or mental functions, or (b) total or partial loss of a part of the body, or (c) the presence in the body of organisms causing disease or illness, or (d) the presence in the body of organisms capable of causing disease or illness, or (e) the malfunction, malformation or disfigurement of a part of the person’s body, or (f) a disorder or malfunction that results in the person learning differently from a person without the disorder or malfunction, or THIS IS WHERE OUR CHILDREN FIT INTO THIS LEGISLATION (f) (g) a disorder, illness or disease that affects a person’s thought processes, perception of reality, emotions or judgement or that result in disturbed behaviour. And includes a disability that: (h) presently exists, or (i) previously existed but no longer exists, or (j) may exist in the future, or (k) is imputed to a person.
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