ABSTRACT
This chapter presents guidelines, policies and acts that affect trainers and learners, nationally and internationally. In 2000 the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals (CVCP), now known as Universities UK, published guidelines on student mental health policies and procedures. These guidelines indicate that educational institutions have certain obligations to students, and state that: Care should be taken to ensure that an institution's procedures are not arbitrarily invoked to take inappropriate action against students with mental health difficulties. Higher education institutions in Australia, Canada and the USA have disability policies underpinned by strong equal opportunities and human rights perspectives. The 1977 Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) is to ensure equality of opportunity without the hindrance or prevention by discrimination in federal jurisdiction. The CHR Tribunal has held that discriminating against someone because of a perception of disability has the same effect as discriminating against someone that is disabled.
