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Act on equality
- Author:
- CLOUGH Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 7.7.99, 1999, p.29.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Since becoming law, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 has been praised and criticised. Explains how it affects nurses with disabilities.
Disability and volunteering: an extract from a new guide to good practice
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 45, February 1999, p.21.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
Presents an extract from a new handbook 'Disability and Equality in Volunteering' which aims to help organisations understand some of the issues.
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.
Open to all-comers
- Author:
- WREN Jen
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Management, 30, Autumn 1999, pp.8-9.
The implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act could mean the biggest overhaul of services seen in local government for many years. Explains some of the implications and how local authorities can achieve some real results.
The right to be seen and not heard: bringing disabled children into focus
- Author:
- JONES Hazel
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 161, November 1999, pp.8-10.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
A project initiated by the International Save the Children Alliance is documenting examples of rights and good practice in relation to disabled children and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This article describes the project and discusses the invisibility of disabled children.
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.
Disability voice: towards an enabling education
- Author:
- LEICESTER Mal
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 135p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Argues that people have been disabled by society, and that there is a need for educational change. Encourages equal opportunities for disabled people by promoting the practice of enabling education, a 'disability aware' education that caters for everyone's educational needs. Also includes interviews with disabled people, giving their own recommendations for educators and policy makers.
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.
An inclusive future: disability, social change and opportunities for greater inclusion by 2010
- Authors:
- CHRISTIE Ian, MENSAH-COKER Gavin
- Publisher:
- DEMOS
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 110p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Changes in technology, society and the economy are creating new scope for progress in removing the barriers to equal opportunities for disabled people. This report explores how these changes can be exploited in the workplace, in education, and in the design of the built environment. Argues that the modernisation of Britain's businesses and public infrastructure over the next ten to fifteen years could create an unprecedented opportunity for disabled people and disability organisations.
Inclusion or exclusion: disabled people in Britain tomorrow; the Leonard Cheshire Lecture; Stationers' Hall, London, Wednesday 13 January 1999
- Author:
- PUTTNAM Lord
- Publisher:
- Leonard Cheshire Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 27p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Lecture focusing on three basic themes: the potential of technological change to provide real empowerment for disabled people; the representation of disabled people in the media and arts; and what needs to change before we become a society that can seriously debate and tackle issues surrounding disability.