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Laws covering Education and Training
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Laws covering Education and Training
Several laws cover the subject of education for disabled people. These outline rights, entitlements, duties and responsibilities, and can be used to demand justice or take legal actions or end discrimination or demand the provision of adequate resources. There are links to these laws below:
- Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004
- Disability Act 2005
- Employment Equality Acts 1998-2008
- Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2008
- Health Act 2004
- Health (Amendment) Act 2005
- Health & Social Care Professionals Act 2005
- Comhairle (Amendment) Bill 2004
- Childrens Act 2001
- Mental Health Act 2001
- A Vision for Change
- The Barcelona Declaration 1995