1. How did society view and treat people with a disability in our history?
Assessor Comments:Please answer this question in detail after looking up what happened to people with a disability in our history.
2. Explain the difference between the social and medical model of service.
Assessor Comments:Please expand on this answer: The social model of service attempts to treat health conditions through their social interaction while a medical model of service seeks to treat health conditions thorough a medication treatment
3. Provide an explanation for the term. Self-directed.
Assessor Comments:Please expand on this answer: self directed means that the individual is responsible for their own treatment methods and services.
4. Describe what an individual with a disability might have experienced historically, having lived in an institutionalised environment.
Assessor Comments:Please expand on this: If they have lived in an institution they may have experienced physical and even sexual abuse and have not been provided with the kind of treatment that is respectful of their rights and dignity and the living environment was also not very pleasant for them.
5. List two Acts of legislation on a national level (ie Commonwealth legislation) that are related to protecting human rights in disability services.
Assessor Comments:Please write the names of two Acts or pieces of legislation with the year of the Act that are two Acts of legislation on a national level (ie Commonwealth legislation) that are related to protecting human rights in disability services.
6.Read the case study regarding Nigel. Does Nigel have a case for unfair dismissal? Explain your answer.
Case Study
Nigel is blind. He has an office job – his workplace has provided adaptive technology so he can do his work.
Every day Nigel’s carer takes him to work. He is able to use a cane to manoeuvre around the workplace. Nigel was allocated a guide dog after working in the office for a few months. This is very exciting for Nigel as he can finally be independent and get to work by himself.
Nigel’s dog has been in the workplace for two weeks now. Nigel’s manager has called him into his office. The manager expresses his deep sorrow – Nigel can no longer keep his job. Two members of staff have complained about the dog. One of the staff members stepped in dog faeces on the grass outside the office, and the other one has developed hay fever, which she believes is due to an allergy to animals.
Nigel is distraught – the dog is meant to make things easier for him, not make him lose his job!
7. Review the Code of Practice for the Prevention and Management of Occupational Violence in Disability Services. What type of disability services does this code address?
Assessor Comments:Please look up and list the types of disability services this code addresses.