Thanks Ria for explaining to us what should have been - but wasn't - obvious
to us all!
rgds John
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From: Ria Strong <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, 25 March, 2001 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: Disability Discrimination Act
> >Within this section there was a definition of Disablity within the
> >Disability Discrimination Act (DDA); 'the act' defines disability as
> a
> >physical or mental impairment, which has substantial and long-term
> adverse
> >effect on a person's ability carry out normal day-to-day activities.
> This
> >includes
>
> Note, "includes".
>
> >people who have:
> >*learning disabilities;
> >*mental health problems;
> >*sensory impairments;
> >*physical impairments;
> >*chronic ill health;
> >*life limiting illnesses;
> >*brain injury
>
> To me, the important word is INCLUDES. The above catagories don't
> cover all possible disability types, and weren't intended to.
>
> If your impaiment has "substantial and long-term adverse effects on
> [your] ability carry out normal day-to-day activities", and it isn't
> specifically EXCLUDED (as problems related to drugs or alcohol are)--
> you're covered by the Act.
>
>
> >My questions to eveyone is where within 'the act' do 'we'
> neuro-divergent's
> >believe from the above listed should we be categorised ?
> >
> >Where do we fit the following impairments ?
> >Aspergers Syndrome;
> >Dyspraxia/Developmental Co-ordination Disorder;
> >ADD/AD(H)D;
> >Dyslexia, Dysclaculia and other SpLd's
> >etc etc...
>
> Obviously, most people with these impairments DON'T fall into any of
> the listed disability catagories.
>
> Maybe a new catagory is needed. "Specific learning disabilities" or
> "learning differences" would fit for me-- but I'm in Australia.
>
> In the UK, of course, "learning disability" means what others would
> call "intellectual disability" or "mental retardation". Hmmm....
>
>
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> Ria Strong
> Melbourne, Australia
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