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The social care sector and the Disability Equality Duty: a guide to the Disability Equality Duty and the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 for social care organisations
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This new duty will have a significant impact on the whole social care sector and therefore anybody involved in, or who has an interest in social care, needs to both understand and get involved in this process. This guidance is the starting point for this.
The disability equality duty and involvement: guidance for public authorities on how to effectively involve disabled people
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- Stratford upon Avon
Public authorities have a legal duty to involve disabled people in creating their Disability Equality Schemes. This involvement must be planned, structured and significant. It will not be acceptable for public authorities simply to consult disabled people. The involvement with disabled people will need to be a much more active process. Alongside being a legal requirement, involvement is the key to achieving better public services for disabled people. Public authorities are not able to ensure disability equality without input from disabled people and their organisations. Central to the success of many involvement strategies will be the ability of public authorities to work with representative bodies of disabled people.
The social care sector and the disability equality duty: additional information for social care organisations working with children and young people in England
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- Stratford upon Avon
We all want to live in communities where we can participate fully and equally. When we need assistance, we want this to be delivered in ways which help us to be included in society. We know that for many disabled people this hasn’t yet happened and there remains considerable work to be done to reach this objective. To ensure we do so we have the Disability Equality Duty for the public sector and this includes organisations providing social care. This new legal duty will mean that any public body must look at ways of ensuring that disabled people are treated equally. A similar duty was introduced on race equality a couple of years ago. This new law requires organisations like yours to be proactive in ensuring that disabled people are treated fairly.
Housing and the disability equality duty: a guide to the disability equality duty and Disability Discrimination Act 2005 for the social housing sector
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 83p.
- Place of publication:
- Stratford upon Avon
This Guidance is for those who plan, manage or deliver social sector housing. It explains the new rights and duties introduced by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, which amended the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA).
Disability Rights Commission: annual review 2001-2002
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 64p.
- Place of publication:
- Stratford upon Avon
Annual review of the Disability Rights Commission, an independent body established by Act of Parliament to eliminate the discrimination faced by disabled people and to promote equality of opportunity. When disabled people participate as citizens, customers and employees everyone benefits. Therefore the Disability Rights Commission has set itself the goal of promoting "a society where all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens".
Disability Discrimination Act 1995: code of practice; rights of access; goods, facilities, services and premises
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 175p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This code replaces the original one published in 1996. It takes account of further duties placed on service providers to make adjustments when the physical features of their premises make it impossible or unreasonably difficult for disabled people to use their services. Although these remaining deities do not come into force until 1 October 2004, this code is issued so that service providers may be proactive and to assist them to prepare for their future obligations.