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Kia Orite - Best Practice Standards

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Kia Ōrite Achieving Equity

Part 3 - BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR CREATING A FULLY INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT[9], [10],[11],[12],[13]

The next section is divided into a number of topic areas covering different aspects of an inclusive environment. It is important that all topic areas are given attention.

Under each topic area there is:

  1. A vision of an inclusive environment for that area.
  2. A set of Best Practice Standards indicating the outcomes required.
  3. Some ideas and examples to amplify the reader's understanding of the standards.
FOOTNOTES
9. Hartley, J., O'Connor, B., Watson, R. & Power, D. (1998). Students with disabilities: Code of practice for Australian tertiary institutions. Queensland, Australia: Queensland University of Technology. pp. 1-21. [return to footnote 9 in main text]
10. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. (1999). Code of practice for the assurance of academic quality and standards in higher education. Section 3: Students with disabilities. United Kingdom: The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. pp. 6-27. [return to footnote 10 in main text]
11. Department for Education and Employment. (April 1999). The Disability Discrimination Act 1995: What employers need to know. United Kingdom: Department for Education and Employment. pp. 31-33. [return to footnote 11 in main text]
12. Department for Education and Employment. (1999). The Disability Discrimination Act 1995. United Kingdom: Department for Education and Employment Information Card Series. [return to footnote 12 in main text]
13. Disability Rights Commission. (2003). Code of practice for providers of post 16 education and related services - Legal rights and requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995: Part 4. Retrieved 29/04/03 from the DRC Website. [return to footnote 13 in main text]