DDA+in+plain+English

=//DDA IN PLAIN ENGLISH//=

The following link gives a "Plain English" summary of the main points of the //Disability Discrimination Act Education Standards.// It is more user friendly and easier to read than the complete DDA document.

//The Disability Discrimination Act// was introduced in 1992, and provided a broad definition of disability, not necessarily matching up with what the school systems would define as a disability. However, in 2005 the Federal Government passed the //Education Standards// which more clearly outlined the education system's legal duty in relation to inclusion of children with disabilities.(Dempsey and Arthur-Kelly, 2007).

This site can be used, in particular by education professionals, as a quick point of reference, without having to sift through the entire DDA to find a specific bit of information.

The document is provided in 3 different ways:
 * Plain English Text
 * Auslan
 * Audio format

The document can be found on : []

Ref: [] accessed 24/6/2011

Dempsey, I. & Arthur-Kelly, M. (2007), //Maximising Learing Outcomes In Diverse Classrooms.// Australia: Cengage Learning Australia.