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DDA: Employment duties, two years on
- Author:
- MORTON Christina
- Journal article citation:
- Access by Design, 78, Spring 1999, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Accessible Environments
Discusses how cases under Part II of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) relating to employers duties are now reaching the Employment Appeals tribunal, setting precedents which will have to be followed by employment tribunals throughout the UK. The author reviews some of the cases and identifies what tribunals might consider a 'reasonable adjustment' to be.
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.
Exile and pride: disability, queerness and liberation
- Author:
- CLARE Eli
- Publisher:
- South End Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 147p.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge, MA
Clare vibrantly describes the "rednecks" and clearcuts she grew up among, the "freak shows" of the nineteenth century, and the "transgender warriors" of today. Her intelligence and wit illuminate her ruminations on cerebral palsy, child abuse, nature, pornography, sexuality, and class. The book is grounded by Clare's childhood memories of playing in the Oregon mountains and of her increasing realization of the environmental destruction caused by the logging and fisheries industries that employed her neighbours. This disillusionment with trusted sources of safety and belonging echoes with the prejudice she experiences due to her cerebral palsy and with the terror of sexual abuse that filled her childhood. Her self-imposed exile from her hometown remains a tangle of grief and relief, but Clare highlights the pride she has built through participating in the liberation movements of disabled people and queers of all stripes.
Personal and perplexing: feminist disability politics evaluated
- Author:
- SHELDON Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 14(5), September 1999, pp.643-657.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Recent critiques of the social model of disability have advocated a move towards a so-called feminist emphasis on the individual experiences of disability and impairment. This article argues that such an approach represents a very narrow view of feminism and its potential contribution to disability theory. If further suggests that less individualistic approaches offer a more effective way forward for disabled people, women and people from oppressed groups. It is proposed that only by moving beyond descriptive accounts of personal experiences can disabled people, women and other oppressed people recognise their commonalities, forge coalitions, and make society a better place for all its citizens.
On the rampage
- Author:
- WHITFIELD Lyn
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 19.8.99, 1999, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Access for disabled people is rapidly climbing the agenda for the NHS as implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act draws near. Discusses what needs to be done, and what it will cost.
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 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.
Genes are us: genetics and disability: a RADAR survey
- Author:
- FLETCHER Agnes
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
RADAR initiated this survey because of growing interest and concern among disabled people and their organisations about how genetics may change their lives. It was useful to take formal soundings in the form of a survey from those with an interest in disability to inform any future work that RADAR plan in this area of public policy. The overall message was that the majority of disabled people have mixed feelings about genetics - excited by possible new treatment , fearful of exploitation of those with power and wealth including eugenics.
Life as a young 'ventilator dependent' person
- Author:
- NOYES Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 13(2), November 1999, pp.177-190.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article draws on a study exploring young 'ventilator dependent' peoples' views and experiences of the care and services they receive. They described their lives as being characterised by discrimination, poorly organised and inadequate services, violation of their human rights, social exclusion and in many cases inadequate education. From the findings of this study a number of questions are posed on behalf of the young people for commissioners and providers of services to address.