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The draft Disability Discrimination Bill
- Author:
- PYE, Marie
- Journal article citation:
- Access by Design, 100, Autumn 2004, pp.13-15.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Accessible Environments
Explores two key measures in the draft Bill in relation to the public sector: the extension of the Disability Discrimination Act to cover all functions of public bodies and the introduction of a new duty to promote equal opportunity. These are the focus of a new Department for Work and Pensions consultation document.
2004: overview of the key employment changes to the Disability Discrimination Act
- Author:
- EQUALITY COMMISSION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
- Publisher:
- Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Significant changes to the employment provisions of the DDA were brought about by the Disability Discrimination (Amendment Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004 which came into effect on 1st October 2004 These amendments will implement the provisions of the EC Employment Framework Directive. One of the major changes is the removal of the small employer exemption which means the DDA will apply to all employers irrespective of size including employment in private households. This will have a major impact on both employers and disabled employees and job applicants in Northern Ireland as around 80% of Northern Ireland’s employers who were previously exempt will now have obligations under the DDA.
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.
Retaining your workforce: a best practice guide to the Disability Discrimination Act
- Author:
- EMPLOYERS' FORUM ON DISABILITY
- Publisher:
- Employers' Forum on Disability
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 59p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The report provides best practice guidance on dealing with situations that can be difficult when trying to retain disabled employees and avoid potential litigation. It gives practical guidance to managers on making reasonable adjustments, managing work sickness absence, redeployment and terminating contracts.
Delivering equality for disabled people: a consultation on the extension of the Disability Discrimination Act to functions of public authorities, and the introduction of a duty to promote equality for disabled people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 66p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Disability Discrimination Bill will complete the Government's reforms of civil rights legislation to deliver effective rights for disabled people. Two key measures in the Bill will extend the Disability Discrimination Act (the DDA) to cover the functions of public authorities, and to impose a positive duty on public bodies to eliminate discrimination and harassment, and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. This consultation sets out and seeks views on the Government's plans in respect of the principal regulation-making powers affecting the public sector, and will allow the Government to explain the proposed content of Regulations, to inform Parliament during its consideration of the Bill.
Basic guide to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Author:
- MORTON Christina
- Publisher:
- Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO)
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) creates rights for disabled people. Its main focus is on employment, access to goods, services and facilities, and education. However, there are also sections on the sale and letting of property and access to transport.The DDA defines who is protected under the term disability. Only those people who are, or have been, disabled under these terms are covered by the Act. According to the Act people are disabled if they have ‘a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities’
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and psychiatry: lessons from the first seven years
- Author:
- GLOZIER Nick
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 28(4), April 2004, pp.126-129.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
The aim was to extract relevant information for clinicians from reported and/or accessible cases involving psychiatric illness brought under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA). Institutional databases were searched for DDA cases and relevant guidance from case law extracted. Over half the cases reaching higher courts involve psychiatric illness. A number of decisions provide guidance for clinicians wishing to aid their own patients, and those involved as expert witnesses. These cover which conditions are included as impairments (almost everything in ICD-10), what associated effects are to be considered, and the relevance of comorbidity and treatment. Cases often involve recovery of clinical documents that reveal interesting variation in professional standards. Virtually all patients of psychiatrists in secondary care would be covered by the DDA. Knowledge of this Act could be used to enhance a patient’s access to employment and services, and potentially overcome some of the effects of stigmatisation.