Equality and Diversity - Building a Culture of ... - Equality Authority

Lessons 25
Main Provisions of the Equality/
Anti-Discrimination Legislation
Learning Intentions
Students will know about:
The main acts comprising the
equality/anti-discrimination
legislation in both jurisdictions
Resources
Copies of the Key Points of the
legislation in your jurisdiction,
one for each student
Copies of the Scenarios on
pages 97-98, one for each pair
of students
Activity one
Begin by asking the students what they already know about
the legislation.
Do they know the names of any of the Acts?
What do the Acts prohibit?
In what situations do they offer protection?
What does provision of services include?
Give out a copy of the Key Points of the legislation for your
jurisdiction to each student (pages 94-96). Give them a few
minutes to read through the points and to ask questions for
clarification if needed. You could check for things such as:
Did anything surprise them?
Was anything difficult to understand?
What was their main impression of the law as it relates to
equality and anti-discrimination?
Two points you may need to clarify for them are:
Employment equality and anti-discrimination law covers not
just work, but training and vocational training
Provision of goods and services covers a wide range, including
education, health services, shops, restaurants, bars, night
clubs, rental accommodation and clubs.
Then give each pair a copy of the scenarios on pages 97-98 and
ask them to work in pairs to match up the scenarios with the
relevant law or legal provision. (You may wish to divide the
scenarios up between the class so each pair have less scenarios
to match up.) They may also refer back to the Discrimination
and Harassment handout on page 81 for clarification.
Check their answers and discuss any questions which arise
from them. (The answers for each jurisdiction are given on
page 99)
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