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DEFINITION
DisabilityisdefinedbytheDisabilityDisicriminationAct1995(DDA): Apersonhasadisabilityifheorshehasaphysicalormentalimpairmentthathasasubstantialandlong-termadverseeffectonhisorher abilityto carryoutnormaldaytodayactivities.

KEYOB?ECTI@E
Toreduceandeliminatebarrierstoaccesstothecurriculumand tofullparticipationintheschoolcommunityforpupils,andprospectivepupils, ithadisability! Theschooliscommittedtoensurin"e#ualtreatmentofallitsemployees,pupilsandanyothersinvolvedintheschoolcommunity, ithany formofdisabilityand illensure thatdisabledpeoplearenottreatedless favorably inany procedures,practicesandservicedelivery!

PRINCIPLES
$ompliance iththeDDAisconsistent iththeschool%saimsande#ualopportunitiespolicy,and theoperationoftheschool%s&'( policy! Theschoolreco"nisesitsdutyundertheDDA (asamendedbythe&'(DA)) * * * * (ottodiscriminatea"ainstdisabledpupils intheiradmisssionsande+clusions,andprovisionofeducationandassociatedservices (ottotreatdisabledpupilslessfavorably To ta,ereasonablestepstoavoidputtin"disabledpupilsatasubstantialdisadvanta"e TopublishanAccessibility-lan

 The&chool ill) * * .eco"niseand valueparents%,no led"eoftheirchild%sdisabilityanditseffectonhis/herabilitytocarryoutnormalactivities,andrespectstheparents%andc hild%sri"httoconfidentiality -rovideallpupils ithabroadandbalancedcurriculum,differentiatedandad0ustedtomeettheneedsofindividualpupilsand theirpreferredlearnin"styles! Thiscurriculumendorsesthe,eyprinciples inthe(ational$urriculum1222frame or,, hichunderpinthedevelopmentofamoreinclusivecurriculumby3 &ettin"suitablelearnin"challen"es .espondin"topupils%diverselearnin"needs 4vercomin"potentialbarrierstolearnin" andassessmentforindividualsand"roupsofpupils

ACTI@ITIES
E!"#&t$ n&n!Re(&te!A#t$0$t$e' Theschool illcontinuetosee,and follo theadviceofthe5'Aservicesandoutsidea"enciessuchasspecialistteacheradvisers,&'( consultants,andappropriatehealthprofessionals! P%)'$#&(En0$r n+ent Theschool illta,eaccountoftheneedsofpupilsandvisitors ithphysicaldifficultiesandsensoryimpairments henplannin"andunderta,in"future improvementsandrefurbishmentsofthesiteandpremises,suchasimprovedaccess,li"htin",acoustictreatmentandcolourschemes,andmoreaccess ible facilitiesandfittin"s! Pr 0$'$ n 9In9 r+&t$ n Theschool illma,eitselfa areoflocalservices,includin"thoseprovided throu"hthe5'A,forprovidin"informationinalternativeformats henre#uiredorre#uested!

ACTIONPLAN
Theschool illpublishanAction-lanoutlinin"short,mediumandlon"termtar"etstoensure theaimsofthe6ey 4b0ectiveofthe Accessibility-lanismet! ThecurrentAction-lanisattached!

LINKEDPOLICIES
TheAccessibility-lan illcontributetotherevie andrevisionofrelatedschoolpolicies3 &choolDevelopment-lan &taffDevelopment-lan &'(-olicy '#ual4pportunities-lan $urriculum-olicies Anti*bullyin" 'ducational7isits

PLANA@AILABILITY
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PARKLANDS COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL ACCESSIBILITY ACTION PLAN 2013 - 16

IMPROVINGACCESSTOTHECURRICULUM 'nsurethat&'(delivery formsaninte"ralpartofthe curriculumdelivery Develop staff e+pertise re"ardin" removin" barriers to learnin" for pupils ith &'(! 'valuate provision for pupils ith &'( in accordance ith monitorin" cycle! -articipateinappropriate5'Apr o"rammes! 'nsuretheschoolisable to 'ffectivecommunication accommodate the needsof bet een &'($4,:ead and &'(admissions! Deputy :ead re"ardin" informationaboutne admissio nstotheschool 4r"aniseclassroomsto .evie andimplementa promotetheparticipation preferredlayoutoffurnitureand and independenceofall e#uipmenttosupportthelearnin" pupils processin individualclassbases! &taffare able to evaluate and overcome potential barriers to achievement for pupils ith &'(! 4n"oin" Subjectto Funding &taffarebettere#uippedtoi dentifystudents ith&'(a nda areofstrate"iesinme etin"theirneeds!

The&'(pro"rammeisco* ordinatedthrou"houtthe curriculum! 5essonsstartontime ithout theneeedtoma,e ad0ustmentstoaccommodat e theneedsofindividualpupils!

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&taffareabletoprovidethe necessarysupportto students ith&'(! Accesstocurriculum increasedforall!

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IMPROVINGPHYSICAL ACCESS 'nsurethatdisabled accesstothebuildin"anditsf acilitiesismaintained! 'nsurevenuesforschool tripsare suitable9 transport,access,toilets,sta ffforpersonalcareetc! .e"ularaccessauditstothe $ontinuedevaluation buildin"anditsfacilitiescarriedouti identifiesanynecessary n con0unction ith 'ric ;ri"ht! modifications! -re* visitassessmentofsuitability!5iai se ithlocalschools ithdisabled pupilsforsuitablevenues! <roadandbalancedcurriculum offeredalon"sideable bodiedpeers! 4n"oin" Subjectto Funding Asand hen tripsare considered! Subjectto Funding 'nsuretheschool complies ithDDA "ivin"accessibilityto disabled users! '#ualopportunitiesfor disabled pupilsto participateinoff*site activities!

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IMPROVINGTHE DELIVERY OF WRITTEN INFORMATION Availabilityof ritten materialinalternative formats! Theschool illma,eitselfa are ofprocessesavailable,viathe5' A,forconvertin" ritteninformati onintoalternativeformats! Ascurrentschoolpublications arerene ed,revie andpromote theavailabilityindifferentformats forthosethatre#uireit! Theschool illbeableto provide ritteninformationin differentformats henre#uired forindividualpurposes! Allschoolinformation available forall! 4n"oin" Subjectto Funding Deliveryofinformationto thedisabledimproved!

=a,eavailableschool brochures,ne slettersand otherinformationforparentsin alternativeformats!

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Deliveryofschool informationtoparentsand thelocalcommunity improved! &choolismoreeffective inmeetin"theneedsof pupils!

.aisea arenessofadults >uidanceandtrainin"as or,in"at,and appropriate! for,theschoolontheimportanc eof"oodcommunicationsyste ms!

A arenessoftar"et"roup raised!

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