This is the DCS EasyRead page. This page has a list of alternative explanations for some words and the full names of acronyms (for example, ECDL = European Computer Driving Licence).
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Expert by Experience - Good at what you do because you have done it before.
Purpose - A reason for the use ofan object or what the outcome of
doing something will be.
LIT - Local Implementation Team. (This is a group that looks
at services for people with mental health problems)
Discrimination - When people are treated differently for some reason.
AAA - Access Awareness Attitudes. (This a project looking at
teaching children at School about disabilities)
Bullying - This is when someone shouts or makes you feel upset
and lowers your confidence
Harrassment - Unwelcome behaviour that makes a person feel scared, upset or shy.
Narrator - Someone who says what is happening
CIC - Community Interest Company (This is a company that is set up
to do good things for people)
IT - Information Technology (This is to do with the use of computers)