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Overcoming disability discrimination: disabled people, housing and social exclusion
- Author:
- CROWTHER Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 2(4), December 1999, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Disabled people are marginalised in housing and their housing opportunities reflect and compound their general social exclusion. The RNIB has produced a guide to overcoming disability discrimination especially for social landlords. This article introduces and give an outline of that guidance.
Disability Discrimination Act 1995: code of practice; rights of access, goods, facilities, services and premises
- Authors:
- NATIONAL DISABILITY COUNCIL, GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Employment
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 99p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Revised code of practice dealing with duties placed by Part III of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 on those providing goods, facilities or services to the public and those selling, letting or managing premises.
Housing and the Disability Discrimination Act (1995)
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Integrate News, 63, March 1997, pp.7-9.
Gives an extract from a recent RNIB publication of a workshop held at an RNIB Conference. The workshop addresses designing an environment which is accessible to visually impaired people.
Code of practice: rights of access; goods, facilities, services and premises; issued by the Secretary of State for Social Security pursuant to Section 51(2) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Author:
- NATIONAL DISABILITY COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- HMSO/National Disability Council
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Code dealing with the first duties on those providing goods, facilities or services not to discriminate against disabled people. Also deals with the duties on those selling, letting and managing premises. These duties come into force from 2nd December 1996.
Disability Discrimination Act 2005: chapter 13
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 69p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 ("the 2005 Act") makes substantial amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ("the DDA") building on amendments already made to that Act by other legislation since 1999. The 2005 Act takes forward the Government's remaining proposals. The 2005 Act contains provisions giving effect to many new provisions which did not appear in the draft Bill: in particular sections 6 to 8 (rail vehicles), section 9 (disabled persons' parking badges), section 15 (general qualifications bodies) and section 16 (improvements to let dwelling houses).
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.
A guide to the legislative review, first review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The DRC believes that acting on the Task Force recommendations such as extending full disability rights to all employees, in housing, transport and public functions and placing a positive duty on the public sector to promote equal opportunities for disabled people should be a Government priority.This report includes the Task Force recommendations that the Government has yet to agree or act upon in the Legislative Review.
Legislative review: first review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; consultation
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 104p.
- Place of publication:
- Stratford upon Avon
The Disability Review Commission (DRC) has a duty by law to keep the Disability Discrimination Act under review and where necessary provide proposals for change. This consultation document outlines the underlying principles behind the proposals for change, and looks at the areas of employment, goods and services, definition of disability and genetic discrimination and human rights.
Half measures: RADAR's response to the consultation document on government measures to tackle discrimination against disabled people
- Author:
- ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 81p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains sections on: the fight for legislation; education; transport; defining disability; employment; building regulations and housing; access to goods and services; financial services; social security; community care; and recommendations.
Disabled people in Britain and discrimination: a case for anti-discrimination legislation
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Publisher:
- British Council of Organisations of Disabled People/Hurst & Co
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 282p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Clay Cross
Challenges the perception that disabled people are clients of social services. Outlines legislative action taken in other countries to ensure that disabled people have the same rights as others. Argues that in Britain we have failed to attack discriminatory practices because of the entrenched charity model of services. Includes chapters on: education; employment; social security; housing and transport; leisure and the influence of the media; and political life.