The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 added educational coverage and made it apply to all schools, not just state education. The legislation of the DDA essentially put policy and practice under the watchful eye of the law and gave the Disability Rights Commission greater organizational rights/authority.

Additions and Applications of DDA

This civil rights legislation banned the discrimination of people with disabilities in different sects, though there was no direct coverage of education. 

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The anti-discrimination/civil rights approach focused on the legal framework and shifts focus away from the professional and bureaucratic dominion of law and towards legislation focused on upholding rights. Though, there still appears to be setbacks concerning case law's considerations of disability distinction.

Anti-Discrimination/Civil Rights Approach

Tisdall, E. K., &amp; Riddell, S. (2006). Policies on special needs education: Competing strategies and discourses. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 21(4), 363–379. https://doi.org/10.1080/08856250600956154 

Policies on special needs education: Competing strategies and discourses.

Disability Discrimination Act (1995)

1. The categorization of a person as disabled
2. Exceptions to reasonable adjustments

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