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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.