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Able authorities?: the Disability Discrimination Act, disabled people and local authorities in England: final report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 128p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out findings from research examining how well local authorities in England were performing in terms of addressing disability issues across the full spectrum of disabilities in relation to their core activities. It looks forward to the introduction of the disability equality duty, and offers learning points based on the case study work undertaken for the research, which local authorities could consider as they develop strategies and policies to deliver on the challenges and changes required to meet the duty.
Issues in access for disabled people: the case of the Leeds Transport Strategy
- Authors:
- BARRETT E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Policy Studies, 24(4), 2003, pp.227-242.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
While the transport problems of disabled people figure prominently in some transport strategies, the reality of what disabled people experience can be far removed from what most strategies aim to achieve. The main reason for this mismatch is an inappropriate, even erroneous, conceptualisation of disability. This is compounded by an inadequate articulation of the needs of disabled people and their lack of meaningful involvement in the development of transport strategy. This article looks the Leeds Transport Strategy (as currently expressed within the West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan). Analyses the treatment of disabled access issues in the strategy and relates these issues to the results of empirical research. The experiences of a wide range of disabled respondents are considered in parallel with the attitudes and actions of transport providers and policy makers. Concludes that the gap between intentions of policy makers and the real needs of disabled transport users, can be reduced by the involvement of disabled people in the decision-making process.
Equality and diversity in local government in England: a literature review
- Author:
- MORGAN Sarah
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister,|Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 102p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Awareness of, attitudes to, and practices used to promote, equality and diversity vary across England's councils. There is a tendency to equate diversity with race, especially in rural areas with smaller numbers of people from visible minority ethnic groups. Whilst gender and disability were also considered important issues by some councils, age, sexuality and religion received markedly less attention. Overall there is a perception that some aspects of diversity may be easier to tackle than others: for example, physical access to buildings for people with disabilities seems to be regarded as less contentious than race issues. Councils also report that the legal requirements relating to race, and to some extent disability, channel efforts towards these issues, often at the expense of a broader approach to equality and diversity.
Inlogov informs on equal opportunities
- Editors:
- GRAYSON Lesley, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Birmingham. Institute of Local Government Studies
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 90p.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Lists sources of information on all aspects of equal opportunities under the following headings: legislation and policy; handbooks, guides and codes of practice; the local authority as an employer; the local authority - influence on the community; and assessments and evaluations.