DISABILIITY DISCRIMINATION ACT

Disability Discrimination Act 1995
The disability discrimination act covers discrimination against disabled people.

Some of the areas you may not be aware, which actually do cover within the DDA Act are as follows ;
PARTIALLY SIGHTED
HEARING LOSS
DIABETES
EPILEPSY
ASTHMA
AUTISM ASPERGERS DOWNS SYNDROME
M S
DYSPRAXIA
ARTHRITIS
CEREBRAL PALSY
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
PARKINSONS DISEASE

Disability Discrimination Act 1995
The disability discrimination act covers discrimination against disabled people. It originally applied to employers with 15 or more employees, but recent changes implemented October 2004 mean that the act now applies to most employers no matter how many members of staff.

The act is to ensure that disabled people are treated equally and not discriminated against for a reason related to there disability including if, without justification, a ‘reasonable adjustable’ is not made. The act also applies to all those who provide goods, facilities and services to the public.




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