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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.
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.
Anti-discrimination legislation review
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Better Regulation Task Force
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Cabinet Office. Better Regulation Task Force
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 38p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Review of the regulations and administrative procedures surrounding anti-discrimination legislation.
Implementation of further provisions under part III of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995: implications for social services authorities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Circular drawing the attention of social services authorities to further provisions in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 which are being implemented in two stages, from 1 October 1999 and from 2004.
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.
Disability discrimination in social work education: current issues for social work programs and faculty
- Author:
- PARDECK John T.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 19(1/2), 1999, pp.151-163.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
An overview of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is presented. The article emphasises that Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is the federal law upon which the ADA is built. A comparison of Section 504 and the ADA is presented in the paper. An analysis is offered of the case law that has emerged under Section 504 that serves as a guide to the rights and responsibilities of social work programs and faculty under the ADA. Recommendations are made for helping social work programs comply with the ADA in the area of student admissions and retention.
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.