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Knowledge and awareness of the Disability Discrimination Act among service providers: summary report
- Author:
- EQUALITY COMMISSION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
- Publisher:
- Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 12p., col. ill.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report provides a summary of the key findings of research which examined knowledge and awareness of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) amongst service providers in three sectors – retail, finance, and leisure and entertainment. The aim of this research was to explore the extent to which service providers within these sectors in Northern Ireland have responded to the DDA.
From welfare to citizenship: participation and empowerment in disability organisations
- Author:
- ACHESON Nick
- Journal article citation:
- Scope, November 2001, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
This article looks at new research which examines the issues of participation and empowerment in organisations addressing disability. Asks how well-equipped service provider organisations are to promote citizenship and inclusion and whether voluntary organisations are changing to reflect the view that disabled people should acquire greater control over the services they use.