DISABILITY AND THE LAW
LAW500
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
People with disabilities encounter significant inequity and discrimination as they seek to exercise their rights as equal citizens to participate in society and access services and community facilities. In this subject, students will evaluate the effectiveness of the international and Australian legal frameworks aimed to establish, protect and support the exercise of rights for people with disabilities. The organising frame for the subject are the rights embedded in the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and the legal mechanisms for their enactment in Australia.
School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Darren O'Donovan
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: LAW5DAL
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
A quantum leap towards social rights for people with intellectual disabilities
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Bigby, C., & O Donovan, D
Year: 2018
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Sydney: Federation Press
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Restoring voice to people with cognitive disabilities. Realising the right to equal recognition before the law.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Arnstein-Kerslake, A.
Year: 2017
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Darren O'Donovan
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 34 - 43
Ten 15.00 hours unscheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 34 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agency Infographic (equivalent to 1800-words)The infographic will demonstrate the different agencies and their comparison. | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1 |
Human Rights Essay (2,000-word equivalent)Select one group of people with disabilities and consider the effectiveness that one aspect of their human rights are protected or furthered by a selected piece of Australian legislation. | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
NDIS Plan Appeal (2,000-word equivalent)Select a scenario and prepare an appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) to appeal for a change to a plan developed by the NDIS for a person with cognitive disability. Sections of the NDIS legislation used in the appeal are to be made explicit. | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO4, SILO5 |