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Moving forward: review of NHS wheelchair and seating services in Scotland
- Author:
- NHS SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 214p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Independent review of NHS wheelchair and seating services in Scotland with recommendations for improvement to services. A Steering Group has undertaken an in-depth analysis of all the information gathered in this exercise culminating in 40 recommendations for improvements in the delivery of NHS Wheelchair and Seating Services in Scotland.
Disability rights handbook: April 2006 - April 2007
- Author:
- GREAVES Ian
- Publisher:
- Disability Alliance
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 288p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 31st
Access all areas?
- Author:
- LEASON Katie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 04.05.06, 2006, pp.24-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author joins wheelchair user Cynthia Fairbairn on a day trip to some of London's stores and attraction to find out how accessible London has become for disabled people since the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. She finds grounds for hope amid the hassle.
New DDA duties on property owners and managers
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Peter J.G., LEVY Daniel
- Journal article citation:
- Access by Design, 106, Spring 2006, pp.6-9.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Accessible Environments
This article looks at one of the new duties of the draft part 3 Code of Practice of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. The new duty is the duty on landlords to make adjustment to practices, policies and procedures and to letting terms and to provide auxiliary aids and services. The article starts with an overview of the duties on landlords not to discriminate that already apply.