If in society our actions went deeper than just acceptance of individual’s differences but welcomed them we can create an environment in which everybody feels valued. The meaning of equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally and no less favourably, specific to their needs, including areas of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age. Equality means that everyone is being treated the same, but different people have different needs so individuality should be taken into account. Equality is about making sure people are treated fairly and have access to equality of opportunity. Equal opportunities are safeguarded by the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998.
According to Stretch B’ and Whitehouse M’ ‘The word ‘equality’ is often linked to ‘opportunity’. All workplaces should have an ‘Equal Opportunities policy’ not least because the law states they must have one.’ Equality can affect our communities by bringing different religions, cultures, and beliefs together and making areas more diverse. Diversity is when different types of people come together and form a diverse setting. Diversity can be many things, such as, Ethnicity which helps to provide someone’s individuality and their own identity, Language, this helps to teach others a new language and help them to understand and communicate people from around the world who also know the language. Education, which helps to improve our individual intellectual abilities, this is also one of our rights.
1517 Introduction to Equality and Inclusion in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings. 1.1 Explain what is meant by: Diversity is about difference, and a value of diversity is the richness and variety that different people bring to society. There are specific differences between people, all of the features that make each of us an individual, and there are broader, for example: appearance, gender, race, culture, ability, talent, beliefs. I must value the contributions made by my residents’ different perspectives, different ways of thinking and different approaches. Equality is assuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally and no less favourably specific to their needs, including areas of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age.
People can be different in many ways, appearance, | | |gender, race, culture, ability, talent and beliefs. There are specific differences between people and we all| | |have different features which make us individual. In a diverse society we need to accept people they way | | |they are enabling individuals to contribute to society. | |Equality |Equality is all about making sure everyone is treated fairly and given the same life opportunities. It is | | |not about treating everyone the same as they may have different needs to achieve the same outcome, to ensure | | |that everybody is treated equally and not less favourably, specific to their needs, including their race, | | |gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age.
Diversity therefore consists of visible and non-visible factors, which include personal characteristics such as background, culture, personality and work-style in addition to the characteristics that are protected under discrimination legislation in terms of race, disability, gender, religion and belief, sexual orientation and age. By recognising and understanding our individual differences and embracing them, we can create a productive environment in which everybody feels valued. b. Equality means treating everyone equally regardless of their colour, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability etc. it is different to treating people the same; different people have different needs, so individuality should be taken in to account.
People have different needs, ambitions and situations. Every person should have equality of opportunity. This means opening up access for everyone, ensuring that everyone has a chance to take part in society on an equal basis to be treated appropriately regardless to their differences. Equality is about treating people fairly and equally. Sometimes in order to treat people equally you have to treat them differently.
Sometimes in order to treat people equally you have to treat them differently. All people should be valued for their individuality and offered any support that they might need.Everyone should be treated with the care, consideration and respect that they have a right to and given the same opportunities to learn and achieve as others.InclusionInclusion is a process to include everyone and meet individual needs. It is a human right for every individual.It means that everyone counts and differences should be valued, respected and celebrated.Inclusion involves identifying barriers that prevent people from taking part, being involved and fitting in. Knowledge is needed to understand these barriers which can only then be broken down. It is everyone’s responsibility to remove these barriers.
There are various pieces of legislation which have been put in place to promote equality and reduce discrimination. These include: - The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 - The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 - The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 - Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 - Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN, 1989) - The Human Rights Act 1998 - The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (as amended) - Employment Equality Regulations 2003 Inclusive practice is about the attitudes, approaches and strategies taken to ensure that people are not excluded or isolated. This means welcoming people's differences and promoting equality by ensuring equal opportunities for all, most of all, aspects of diversity. Inclusive practice is about providing the
Unit 33 - Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings 1.1 Explain what is meant by a) Diversity Diversity is about valuing individual difference. The concept of diversity includes acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. b) Equality Equality is about making sure people are treated fairly and given fair chances.
The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect for each and every individual regardless of race, age religion etc. Recognizing that each individual is unique and have differential differences, for example someone who speaks a different language compared to that who was born in the UK. In the service I work in, Diversity is vital because one Resident speaks Guguarti and so her communication needs would be different to that of another resident who only speaks English. This could be having a network of people such as Support workers, professionals and family to be involved from different backgrounds etc would contribute to a diverse level of different abilities to suit the needs of the people who require some level of support and