RE-VISITING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL: NEED FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN NIGERIA BY ONDOTIMI SONGI* BACKGROUND This paper comes in the wake of the 2010 World Press Freedom Day marked by the world including Nigeria on 3 May‚ 2010. One aspect of press freedom that is of interest to me having regard to its importance in building the Nigerian nation is the need for freedom of information (FOI) or access to information held by public officials. It is now a cliché to say that there is
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Additional Support Needs and the Medical and Social Model of Disability The Additional Support for Learning Act was introduced in Scotland in November 2004. This Act introduced the concept of additional support needs and placed the responsibility for identifying‚ planning and making provisions for children with complex or multiple additional support needs onto educational authorities. This essay is going to discuss additional support needs and the ways in which they can impact on pupils learning
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Additional Support Needs Unit Code: DF55 34 Assessment 2 There are many types of condition which can affect a child’s development. Three of these groups are physical conditions‚ which are conditions which mainly affect physical development‚ medical conditions‚ which are conditions which need to be maintained or treated‚ and developmental disorders‚ which are conditions which affect one or more aspects of development. Children suffering from a condition from any of these groups can have long
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Identifying and Describing Information Systems James Horcher March 10‚ 2010 CIS205 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Sriram Rajagopalan In order to describe and identify an information system it is necessary to define what an information system is. According to The Database Company an information system is “a database within a computer system that has the ability to gather and provide meaningful information.” (http://www.the-database.co.nz/what-is-an-information-system.html‚ 2006) This information
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requires that each child’s needs are individually assessed‚ as well as the parent’s capacity to care for each child‚ and the impact of family and environmental factors on each child’s development and on the parents’ capacity to meet this particular child’s needs. It provides a conceptual framework or ‘scaffold’ for practice and is not intended for use as an instruction manual: its use needs to be supported by appropriate practice and research-based knowledge and tools to support practice.” https://www
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Nora Thomson Children and Young People with Additional Support Needs DF55 34 12.10.2012. Part A Dyspraxia Definition Problems caused by dyspraxia‚ also known as developmental co-ordination disorder. Dyspraxia specifically relates to the development of a child’s motor skills (their ability to make smooth‚ co-ordinated movements). Causes and incidence The exact causes of dyspraxia in children are unknown‚ it is thought to be caused by a disruption in the way messages from the brain are
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Define physical needs (10) • Briefly define what is meant by physical needs‚ including exercise and rest‚ diet‚ health and safety • Identify the specific physical needs of a three year old. A Good overall phyisic o f a child plays an impottant role in a chils concentration and ability to enjoy physical activities.A child development can really be affected or depends on the physical conditions of a child. Physical needs means child having opportunities to be active and interactive with others
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316 Support individuals to access and use services and facilities 1.1 Describe how accessing a range of services and facilities can be beneficial to an individual’s well being It is beneficial for an individual’s overall (physical‚ mental‚ social) well-being to have access to a range of services and facilities. For example supporting an individual to use the bus helps them to feel part of the society‚ doing something that others do. They can also meet others which helps them to socialize. 1
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Factors that support Communication (AO1) Section B‚ Activity 2 Promoting equality and diversity Equality is a legal framework that helps avoid discrimination; meaning that you treat an individual fairly and‚ equally without showing a preference of another individual due to their ability‚ disability‚ race or religion. This also means that you meet the needs of an individual‚ covering the area of their age‚ disability‚ race‚ social class‚ gender and religion and‚ the service users have the right
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requirements when you support individuals who have specific communication needs. This includes identifying individuals’ specific communication preferences and needs‚ supporting individuals to interact with other people and monitoring communication to identify changing needs. Performance criteria You must be able to: You must be able to: You must be able to: Identify individuals’ communication preferences and needs 1 access information about the individual’s
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