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Question 1. Prepare an overview of the history and recent developments in disability in Australia. In your resonse include social versus medical model of service and institutionalised versus person-centered, self-directed models of support.
Question 2. List 10 different legal and ethical considerations for working with people with disability; for example, work health and safety.
Question 3. Describe how society can affect the level of impairment experienced by a person with a disability. For example, the discrimination they face in finding employment.
Question 4. Explain what values and attitudes are. What is the potential impact of the values and attitudes, regarding disability, of workers employed in the sector?
Question 5. List eight different types of disability. Choose one and describe the causes and characteristics of the disability.
Question 6. How can disability support workers facilitate empowerment of people with disability?
Question 7. How can disability support workers assist people with disability to understand their rights?
Question 8. List 10 things that a disability support worker can do to ensure that the rights and needs of a person with disability are upheld.
Question 9. State the principles of person-centred practice.
Question 10. How can disability support workers ensure that the cultural needs of the person with disability are identified, accepted and upheld?
Question 11. What constitutes a breach of human rights?
Question 12. Explain the process for reporting a breach of human rights to the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Question 13. Complete the table. Provide two examples of indicators of possible abuse and/or neglect in relation to people with disability for each of these types of abuse.
Question 14. What are the responsibilities of disability support workers in reporting suspected incidents of abuse, neglect and/or ex.