Legislation

Question 1

Define disability

Answer 1

Any restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner considered normal for a human being - due to an impairment

Question 2

Define impairment

Answer 2

Any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function

Question 3

Give an act passed in 2010 and what it does?

Answer 3

Equality act 2010

Legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and protects rights of individuals
- the protected characteristics

categorised discrimination into different categories
- direct and indirect
- harassment
- victimisation
- discrimination from disability

Also organisations accessible by public must make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to reduce barriers to access

Question 4

What are protected characteristics

Answer 4

Age
Disability
Gender reassignment
Marriage
Pregnancy
Race
Religion
Sex
Sexual orientation

Question 5

What is the inverse care law?

Answer 5

The availability of medical care being inversely related to the need for it in the population served. Meaning disadvantaged individuals with more need are exposed to less quality healthcare

Question 6

What is the adults with incapacity act?

Answer 6

Introduced in 2000 to protect persons aged 16+ who lack capacity to make some or all decisions for themselves due to mental or physical disability

Question 7

What access factors should be taken into account?

Answer 7

Dougall et al

• access to building
• access to surgery
• access to chair
• access to mouth

Question 8

What does the AWI 2000 act do?

Answer 8

Safeguards welfare and manages finances of people aged 16+ who lack capacity to manage it themselves

• helps to put in place a proxy to act on behalf of someone with incapacity
• sets out the 5 key principles of treating someone without capacity
• sets out the framework for assessing capacity