What laws and legislation's protect adults with down's syndrome?

Its for my coursework. What laws and legislation's protect adults with down's syndrome in all environments?|||In addition to the ordinary laws there is the Disability Discrimination Act which forbids organisations from discriminating solely on the basis of disability. Obviously there would be objective grounds for not employing an adult with Downs as a professor of theoretical physics but refusing to serve someone with Downs in a shop or restaurant would be illegal if they were behaving appropriately.





There are also provisions for assisting people with Downs to give evidence in a court - they would be vulnerable witnesses - but I think this may not be in legislation but procedural.





There are also provisions to appoint a legal guardian for such an adult without a family member to act for them if they would find it difficult to handle their financial affairs for example - this might mean that the individual would have control over day to day spending but the guardian would cope with the various forms which today's society requires and would counter-sign tenancy agreements etc. partly as a precaution against unfair terms and conditions set by landlords or other organisations.





There are no specific laws for Downs adults, they would be laws which deal with all adults with whose intellectual development makes it difficult for them to manage in today's society on equal terms.|||Hi


I would suggest you take a look at the charter of human rights and quote them all. they apply to everyone irrespective of age sex and ability.


http://www.samaritanmag.com/kids/we-have鈥?/a>


here you will find a simplified version you can quote from.


There are no specific laws for a specific condition except for the mobility laws in your own country.|||The exact same laws as any healthy adult, there exactly the same as other people except they look a little different but have a lot more love to give.|||the little flag under the question says this is UK based, is that correct..the flag isn't always right..





the state/country makes a big difference