Human Rights: Disability
Legal and Ethical Essay
Disability- Human Rights
Theresa who is now 24 years old was born with a disability of Cerebral Palsy. She now lives in a residential unit and has always been passionate about arts and performing. She attends a day art program that is run by a major Disability organisation in her local area, the workers from the house assist her with access to and from these activities. Apart of Theresa’s condition is the sudden losses of verbal control and as a result of this, the organisation has decided that Theresa having access to these programs is disadvantaging the other people who also attend this service.
The Act that rules this situation is the Disability Act 2006 which aims to protect disabled people and prevent all disability from discrimination; it provides legal rights for people with disabilities in areas that include: employment, accommodation, buying and renting land property, access to premises used by the public, administration of commonwealth government laws and programs, activities of clubs and associations, sports, education and access to goods, services and facilities. This Act applies to this situation because the organisation is discriminating against Theresa by not wanting to serve Theresa access to the day program for a reason in which relates to her disability.
There aren’t any sentencing involved with this act but you can make a complaint to the commission about the discrimination and they will deal with the matter appropriately and try to seek equality and justice. The commission’s aim is to protect and promote the human rights of all Australians and they work under the following acts; Age Discrimination Act 2004, Disability Discrimination Act 1992, Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986, Sex Discrimination Act 1986 and the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. The commission handle the complaint through a process called ‘conciliation’. The outcome of conciliation can vary depending on the severity and the
Disability- Human Rights
Theresa who is now 24 years old was born with a disability of Cerebral Palsy. She now lives in a residential unit and has always been passionate about arts and performing. She attends a day art program that is run by a major Disability organisation in her local area, the workers from the house assist her with access to and from these activities. Apart of Theresa’s condition is the sudden losses of verbal control and as a result of this, the organisation has decided that Theresa having access to these programs is disadvantaging the other people who also attend this service.
The Act that rules this situation is the Disability Act 2006 which aims to protect disabled people and prevent all disability from discrimination; it provides legal rights for people with disabilities in areas that include: employment, accommodation, buying and renting land property, access to premises used by the public, administration of commonwealth government laws and programs, activities of clubs and associations, sports, education and access to goods, services and facilities. This Act applies to this situation because the organisation is discriminating against Theresa by not wanting to serve Theresa access to the day program for a reason in which relates to her disability.
There aren’t any sentencing involved with this act but you can make a complaint to the commission about the discrimination and they will deal with the matter appropriately and try to seek equality and justice. The commission’s aim is to protect and promote the human rights of all Australians and they work under the following acts; Age Discrimination Act 2004, Disability Discrimination Act 1992, Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986, Sex Discrimination Act 1986 and the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. The commission handle the complaint through a process called ‘conciliation’. The outcome of conciliation can vary depending on the severity and the