4222 245 Essay

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Unit 4222-245 Christine Stokes LD 201 Outcome 1 (1) The following are some of the legislation and policies that are in place to promote human rights etc for individuals with learning disabilities: The Disability Discrimination Act, The Human Rights Act 1998, The Health and Social Care Act 2012, The Mental Capacity Act 2005, there would also be policies and procedures that have to be adhered to within each setting for example Diversity and Equality, Confidentiality etc. (2) The influence that legislation and policies have on the day-to-day experiences of an individual with a learning disability and of their families is as follows i.e. covert discrimination; overt discrimination; harassment; rights; labelling; vulnerability; stereotyping; inclusion; prejudice; empowerment; abuse; opportunity and equality. Outcome 2 (1) The meaning of learning disability means i.e. ‘an incomplete or state of arrested development of the mind’, an individual with a learning disability will have significant impairment of intellectual function/social and adaptive. Stages of learning disability can range from mild, moderate, severe and profound. (3) Social and medical model of responsibility are as follows i.e. person-centred approach; medical; inclusivity; community integration and social. (4) It is stated that according to the BILD British Institute of Learning Disability it is estimated that1,198,000 people in England have learning disabilities that’s 2% of the general population. (5) The impact to a family for having a member with learning disability can be devastating, at first if it was to be diagnosed during pregnancy, it may affect the relationship with the parents, one blaming the other, it may have an affect on the bonding with the child, as it grows the consequences may be, who will help, resentment, how will we cope, if there are other children

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