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Basic guide to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Author:
- MORTON Christina
- Publisher:
- Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO)
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) creates rights for disabled people. Its main focus is on employment, access to goods, services and facilities, and education. However, there are also sections on the sale and letting of property and access to transport.The DDA defines who is protected under the term disability. Only those people who are, or have been, disabled under these terms are covered by the Act. According to the Act people are disabled if they have ‘a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities’