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Disability Discrimination Act 1995: the October 1999 duties
- Author:
- LANGTON-LOCKTON Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Access by Design, 80, Autumn 1999, pp.7-10.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Accessible Environments
The Disability Discrimination Act is gathering strength as a means of combating discrimination against disabled people. Describes the new duties of service providers from 1st October 1999.
A brief guide to the Disability Discrimination Act
- Author:
- DISABILITY ON THE AGENDA
- Publisher:
- Disability On the Agenda
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Outlines: what the Act does; who is affected by it; the new rights for disabled people; other measures in the Act; and when the new measures begin.
Disability rights in Europe: from theory to practice
- Editors:
- LAWSON Anna, GOODING Caroline, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Hart
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 323p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
This book is based on a conference organised jointly by the editors to mark the European Year of Disabled People. It explores the range of legal strategies which have been adopted, both nationally and internationally, to achieve equality for disabled people and facilitate their inclusion into mainstream society. It examines current developments in anti-discrimination law, both within Member States and at EU level. It also assesses the effectiveness and potential of the human rights framework for disabled Europeans. In addition, a number of approaches to the enforcement and promotion of disability rights are considered. Contributors to this book, drawn from across Europe, represent a variety of different backgrounds. They include leading academics in the field, as well as campaigners and others working to improve or enforce disability-related legislation. The book is a unique and timely contribution to an important and rapidly expanding field of study. It will be of relevance to all those, whether lawyers or not, with an interest in disability and equality issues
Disability Discrimination Act: consultation document: guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (as amended), the Government can publish statutory guidance which provides advice on matters to be taken into account by adjudicating bodies, such as courts and tribunals, when they are determining whether a person is a disabled person for the purposes of the Act. The existing guidance was written in 1996 and is now being revised and updated. The closing date for responses to this consultation document was 31 October 2005
Enabled?: recommendations for change to the Disability Discrimination Act in Northern Ireland
- Author:
- EQUALITY COMMISSION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
- Publisher:
- Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 77p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Legislation alone cannot create equality or change attitudes, but it can set clear standards of behaviour and provide redress for individuals who have met injustice and prejudice at the hands of others. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 acknowledged in law the existence of discrimination on grounds of disability and the need for legal remedies to counter it. This was in marked contrast to earlier official views that any disadvantage experienced by disabled people was a natural result of their particular impairments, rather than the practice of discrimination. In Northern Ireland, work is underway to develop single equality legislation, and these recommendations for change to the DDA are consistent with the objective of seeking harmonised anti discrimination legislation, which gives full and effective protection of the civil rights of all protected groups.
The draft Disability Discrimination Bill
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Peter J.G., CULLINGWORTH Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Access by Design, 98, 2004, pp.7-8,10.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Accessible Environments
Provides an overview of the changes that the Disability Discrimination Bill will bring about, if enacted, and provides a closer look at the letting of premises and private clubs.
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.
Falling short
- Author:
- HARRISON Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 83, January 1997, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Many have fought long and hard for the introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act, and it's a step in the right direction. However, in this article the author argues that for people with mental health problems in particular, it leaves much to be desired.
Discrimination. Will the act help?
- Author:
- LETTS Penny
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 10(3), January 1997, pp.6-7.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Describes the main provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, when they come into force and the main criticisms of the Act. Argues that it has been left to disabled people themselves and the organisations representing them to interpret the complex rules that make up the Act.
Disability rights: rhetoric and reality in the UK
- Authors:
- BARNES Colin, OLIVER Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 10(1), 1995, pp.111-116.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
After numerous attempts to get an anti-discrimination bill through Parliament the British Government have finally acknowledged that discrimination against this increasingly large and influential section of the community is a problem which can only be dealt with through legislative means. Presents a brief overview of these developments.