Note: This subject is a part of La Trobe University's Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Disability Practice, which will become available for application in Semester 2. Students who complete this subject in Semester 1 will be able to apply for credit towards these programs.
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Compare and contrast the role of various agencies in safeguarding the rights of people with cognitive disabilities;
- Critically evaluate evidence for how people with disabilities and their supporters experience the justice system;
- Interpret and transmit information about current anti-discrimination laws that support people with cognitive disabilities and their support network;
- Critically examine specific types of legislation in Australia that aim to enact the rights of people with disabilities embedded in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD);
- Make informed judgements to appeal, through the proper channels, the support provided for a person with cognitive disability.