The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Act 2001 places legal duties on nurseries, and primary and secondary schools in both the state and independent sectors not to discriminate against children with disabilities. From September 2002 educational establishments will have to have considered their policies to ensure that disabled children are not less favourably treated. This will involve making adjustments to services including admissions policies, teaching, canteen facilities, school trips and clubs.
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is responsible for monitoring the new Act and has produced a draft statutory code of practice. The charity Children in Scotland ran seminars on behalf of the DRC in Dundee, Edinburgh and Ayr last month for parents of disabled children and relevant voluntary organisations to provide further information on the code and get feedback.
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