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Since Directive 2000/78/EC, there has been an amendment to the Disability Discrimination Act so that a distinction between direct and indirect discrimination was introduced, and the language of the Act clarified. The entire Act has subsequently been replaced by the Equality Act 2010.
The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 inserted new provisions in Part 4 of the DDA 1995 in connection with disability discrimination in schools and other educational establishments; The Private Hire Vehicles (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) Act 2002, which prevented operators of such vehicles refusing to take assistance dogs, or ...
Rights Now, sometimes written with an exclamation mark, was a British umbrella group of disabled people's organisations and charities which campaigned for a change in the law to prevent discrimination against disabled people and for a full civil rights law, even though the result was the flawed Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
Lewisham London Borough Council v Malcolm [1] was a case concerning disability discrimination and the application of equality legislation in the United Kingdom, relevant for UK labour law. It replaced the head of disability-related discrimination from the DDA 1995 with the Equality Act 2010 section 15 on discrimination arising from disability.
This duty originally arose under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, and is now dealt with by the Equality Act 2010 [9] (except in Northern Ireland). [10] Failure to do so can give rise to a complaint by an employee to an employment tribunal or to the civil courts or other tribunals (in non-employment contexts). [11]
In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, a number of countries have passed laws aimed at reducing discrimination against people with disabilities.These laws have begun to appear as the notion of civil rights has become more influential globally, and follow other forms of anti-discrimination and equal opportunity legislation aimed at preventing racial discrimination and sexism which began to ...
An Act to amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and to require an autism strategy to be prepared. Citation: 2011 c. 27: Introduced by: Dominic Bradley: Territorial extent Northern Ireland: Dates; Royal assent: 9 May 2011: Commencement: 9 August 2011: Other legislation; Amended by: Autism (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
The Act applied the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to housing, police, local authorities. [2]The Act puts a positive "Disability Equality Duty" in place. [3] This legal duty requires public sector organisations (which include schools and colleges, NHS trusts, libraries, police forces, central and local government) to promote equality positively and proactively by involving people with ...