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__Mental Illness or Physical/Intellectual Disability in Australia__


 * Status of Disabilities Under Australian Law
 * The distinction between mental illness, mental disorder and intellectual disability
 * The extent to which the state guarantees the rights of people with mental illness, or with intellectual/physical disabilities
 * The nature of disadvantage for for people in these groups
 * Responsiveness to Disabilities of the Australian Legal System
 * Prejudice and discrimination: legislative sanctions against discriminatory behaviour
 * Guardianship and mental health legislation
 * Institutionalisation
 * Non-Government Organisations and Charities
 * Rights affected by mental illness, or intellectual/physical disabilities
 * Case studies
 * Mechanisms for Achieving Justice for Disabled People in Australia
 * Types of problems legislation attempts to address
 * How comunity attitudes towards people with a disability influence law makers and law enforcers
 * Photo Gallery and Class Activities about Disabilities in Australia

__Mental Illness or Physical/Intellectual Disability in Hong Kong__
 * Status of Disabilities Under Hong Kong Law
 * The distinction between mental illness, mental disorder and intellectual disability
 * The extent to which the state guarantees the rights of people with mental illness, or with intellectual/physical disabilities
 * The nature of disadvantage for for people in these groups
 * Responsiveness to Disabilities of the Hong Kong Legal System
 * Prejudice and discrimination: legislative sanctions against discriminatory behaviour
 * Guardianship and mental health legislation
 * Institutionalisation
 * Non-Government Organisations and Charities
 * Rights affected by mental illness, or intellectual/physical disabilities
 * Case studies
 * Mechanisms for Achieving Justice for Disabled People in Hong Kong
 * Types of problems legislation attempts to address
 * How comunity attitudes towards people with a disability influence law makers and law enforcers
 * Photo Gallery and Class Activities about Disabilities in Hong Kong

__Resources and Bibliography for Disabilities__