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Creating an alternative future
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 39p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
This Agenda’s central proposition is that a sustainable future for Britain demands levels of prosperity and productivity that can only be achieved if everyone is empowered to play an active part. This is an agenda for all those who live in poverty, who have little control or choice in their lives, who are victims of abuse or live in fear, who needlessly suffer poor health and die prematurely, whose life chances are constrained by poor educational opportunities, who live in poor housing, and who never get the chance to show what they can do. It is also an agenda for all who believe that Britain can do better than maintain millions of its citizens in such conditions, recognising that otherwise we all pay.
Equal treatment: closing the gap: information for people with learning disabilities and/or mental health problems and other disabled people
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report probed the experience of people with mental health problems and/or learning disabilities of primary care services in England and Wales (1) after international research showed that these two groups were at higher risk of serious physical health problems. From December 2006, the NHS – including Primary Care Trusts in England and Local Health Boards in Wales - will come under the Disability Equality Duty which places them under an obligation to ensure that their policies and practices do not discriminate, and do promote equal opportunities for disabled people. But a wide range of current practices, identified by the investigation, could clearly breach this duty. The investigation provides important new evidence that people with learning disabilities and people with mental health
Equal treatment: closing the gap: information for practitioners
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report probed the experience of people with mental health problems and/or learning disabilities of primary care services in England and Wales (1) after international research showed that these two groups were at higher risk of serious physical health problems. From December 2006, the NHS – including Primary Care Trusts in England and Local Health Boards in Wales - will come under the Disability Equality Duty which places them under an obligation to ensure that their policies and practices do not discriminate, and do promote equal opportunities for disabled people. But a wide range of current practices, identified by the investigation, could clearly breach this duty. The investigation provides important new evidence that people with learning disabilities and people with mental health
The duty to promote disability equality: statutory code of practice: England and Wales
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 182p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The duty to promote disability equality came into effect in December 2006. The emphasis of the new duty is on the active promotion of disability equality by involving disabled people, developing a disability equality scheme and making a regular assessment of impact of policies and activities. Timescales for having a disability equality scheme are in place.
Equal treatment: closing the gap: information for primary care trusts, local authorities and strategic health authorities
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report probed the experience of people with mental health problems and/or learning disabilities of primary care services in England and Wales (1) after international research showed that these two groups were at higher risk of serious physical health problems. From December 2006, the NHS – including Primary Care Trusts in England and Local Health Boards in Wales - will come under the Disability Equality Duty which places them under an obligation to ensure that their policies and practices do not discriminate, and do promote equal opportunities for disabled people. But a wide range of current practices, identified by the investigation, could clearly breach this duty. The investigation provides important new evidence that people with learning disabilities and people with mental health
Closing the gap: important recommendations for primary care practitioners
- Authors:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- London
From December 2006, the NHS – including Primary Care Trusts in England and Local Health Boards in Wales - will come under the Disability Equality Duty which places them under an obligation to ensure that their policies and practices do not discriminate, and do promote equal opportunities for disabled people. But a wide range of current practices, identified by the investigation, could clearly breach this duty. This DVD is for GPs and primary care staff on the investigation which highlights current experiences and gives practical advice on improving service provision.
The duty to promote disability equality: statutory code of practice: Scotland
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 176p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 was amended by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 to place a duty on all public sector authorities to promote disability equality. The DRC Statutory Codes of Practice on the Disability Equality Duty aims to clarify what the duty means for the public sector as this applies to Scotland.
Doing the duty: an overview of the disability equality duty for the public sector
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Stratford upon Avon
This briefing is in the series of non-statutory briefings for central government departments on the Disability Equality Duty (DED). This specific briefing is intended for central government leads on the development of the Disability Equality Scheme (DES) as required under the specific duties set out in the regulations pertaining to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 2005. It sets out the Disability Rights Commission's (DRC) understanding of the relationship between the issue of 'Public Consultation' and the statutory requirement for 'Involvement of Disabled People' in the production of the DES
Independence day: social care and disability rights
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report from the Disability Rights Commission demonstrates the shortcomings of the current social care system and how the lives of many people could be transformed if Lord Jack Ashley’s Disabled Persons (independent living) Bill to reform social care became law.
The disability equality duty and involvement: guidance for public authorities on how to effectively involve disabled people
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- Stratford upon Avon
Public authorities have a legal duty to involve disabled people in creating their Disability Equality Schemes. This involvement must be planned, structured and significant. It will not be acceptable for public authorities simply to consult disabled people. The involvement with disabled people will need to be a much more active process. Alongside being a legal requirement, involvement is the key to achieving better public services for disabled people. Public authorities are not able to ensure disability equality without input from disabled people and their organisations. Central to the success of many involvement strategies will be the ability of public authorities to work with representative bodies of disabled people.