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Disability Discrimination Act: consultation document: guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (as amended), the Government can publish statutory guidance which provides advice on matters to be taken into account by adjudicating bodies, such as courts and tribunals, when they are determining whether a person is a disabled person for the purposes of the Act. The existing guidance was written in 1996 and is now being revised and updated. The closing date for responses to this consultation document was 31 October 2005
Disabled people, manual handling and human rights
- Author:
- MANDELSTAM Michael
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66(11), November 2003, pp.528-560.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Discusses the implications of a recent manual handling legal case in East Sussex (A&B v East Sussex County Council 2003), which centres on how disabled people's needs, rights and wishes should be balanced with employee safety in the context of community care.
An overview and comments on recent Americanswith Disabilities Act court rulings
- Author:
- PARDECK John T.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(1), 2002, pp.5-14.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is designed to protect persons with disabilities from discrimination in nearly every aspect of American life. This commentary focuses on a number of recent United States Supreme Court decisionsthat help to clarify the intent of the ADA.
The national protection and advocacy system:what social workers need to know
- Authors:
- MEINART Roland, DE LOYOLA Shawn
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(1), 2002, pp.15-26.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Describes the American national system of protection and advocacy services which provides advocacy and legal representation to protect the civil rights of all persons with disabilities, with a particular emphasis on persons with developmental disabilities and persons with mental illness. The article describes this system of resources, its method of operation, and shows its compatibility with the purpose and mission of social work.
Supporting best evidence: a guide for supporters of people with learning disabilities who are witnesses within the criminal justice system
- Authors:
- BRAGMAN Philipa, HORROCKS Christiana, PARRY-CRICK Elaine
- Publisher:
- Voice UK,|Change North
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 106p.bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Derby
The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 reflects a major change in social and political attitudes towards people with learning difficulties and other vulnerable witnesses. As part of the follow up to the Act the Department of Health commissioned guidance for supporters of people with learning difficulties who may be witnesses within the criminal justice system.