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The Court of Appeal's views on Part 3 of the DDA
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Peter J.G., WAUGH Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Access by Design, 102, Spring 2005, pp.6-9.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Accessible Environments
Considers the first 2 Court of Appeal decisions relating to Part 3 Disability Discrimination Act duties: the Ross case, holding that a man should not have been charged £18 in each direction by an airline for hire of a wheelchair at an airport, and the Roads case, when a wheelchair user was unable to use a footbridge to cross the tracks at a railway station and it was held that the rail company should have provided an alternative service.
Failure to comply with the DDA duties
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Peter J.G., GOODING Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Access by Design, 101, Winter 2004, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Accessible Environments
Explores the consequences of breaching Part 3 of the Disability Discrimination Act, considering the nature of the obligations the Act imposes, the remedies the courts have, and the powers of the Disability Rights Commission and how the may be exercised in the future. Considers the law in England and Wales only.