Disability Discrimination Act 2005 PDF Print E-mail

The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 builds on and extends earlier disability discrimination legislation, principally the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

The Disability Discrimination Act says a disabled person is someone with ‘a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities’.

Under this new legislation all public bodies are required to:

  • eliminate unlawful discrimination against disabled people
  • promote equal opportunities for disabled people
  • eliminate disability-related harassment
  • promote positive attitudes towards disabled people

The new legislation provides enforceable civil rights for disabled people and a tool for tackling institutional disability discrimination. It gives disabled people rights in the areas of:

  • employment
  • education
  • access to goods, facilities and services, including larger private clubs and transport services
  • buying or renting land or property, including making it easier for disabled people to rent property and for tenants to make any necessary adaptations

The Act requires public bodies to promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. It also allows the government to set minimum standards so that disabled people can use public transport easily.

 

For more information visit the Equality and Human Rights Commission 

 

 

 

 

 
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