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Information kit on United Nations standard rules on the equalisation of opportunities for people with disabilities
- Author:
- DISABILITY AWARENESS IN ACTION
- Publisher:
- Disability Awareness in Action
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Disability law: time to act
- Author:
- CONNAGE Tracey
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Management, 1(18), Autumn 1996, pp.18-19.
Outlines the key employment provisions and implications of the new Disability Discrimination Act for local authorities.
Access for all: housing design and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Authors:
- MADIGAN Ruth, MILNER Joanne
- Journal article citation:
- Critical Social Policy, 19(3), August 1999, pp.396-409.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 introduced proposals to make limited wheelchair access mandatory for all new build housing. The housing association movement has called for some form of minimum standards. The authors argue that building regulations should apply equally to socially rented and privately owned housing to avoid stigmatising one sector.
Good practice guidelines
- Author:
- BARNARDO's
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- Barkingside
These good practice guidelines are intended for services which seek to support young disabled people in their transition to adulthood. The guidelines concern what service providers should try to do. They are based on what young disabled people themselves have said about what helps and does not help in the experience of growing up and becoming more independent.
Code of good practice on the employment of disabled people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Employment Service
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Employment Service
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 52p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
Aimed primarily at personnel and other managers in both the public and private sectors. Covers the law relating to employing people with disabilities; an examination of some employer concerns about recruiting; good practice in recruitment and selection; options to consider for employees who become disabled; and guidance on drawing up a policy or policy statement. Also contains a section for directors and senior managers recommending specific policy objectives and how to achieve them.