20/12/2007

DCS News Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Disabled rights campaigners win High Court victory over Harrow Council
24dash - Hereford,UK
Disability rights campaigners claimed an important legal victory today when the High Court declared that a local council acted unlawfully in deciding to ...
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DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Law in practice: disability
PersonnelToday.com - UK
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) was introduced to make sure employers don't overlook talented staff simply because they have a disability. ...
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Restaurant refused blind friends
BBC News - UK
The restaurant owners apologised and admitted a breach of the Disability Discrimination Act. The Imperial City is now under new ownership. ...
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Disabled people still denied taxis
Craegmoor News - UK
Despite the fact that the Disability Discrimination Act has been in place for over 12 years, some drivers are getting away with snubbing disabled passengers ...
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Pub rapped for trying to eject woman with guide dog
ChronicleLive - Newcastle upon Tyne,England,UK
Police turned up and advised staff that legally guide dogs are allowed into hotels and other public places under the Disability Discrimination Act. Mrs ...
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DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability discrimination act

CAMPAIGN UPDATE AND SUMMARY OF LAST MONTH ADDRESS TO OXFORD CITY ...
By Richard(Richard)
The obstruction of shop entrances caused by crowds forming around popular acts has caused access difficulties – breach of Disability Discrimination Act 1995 – and considerable loss of custom, thus revenue ...
Anti-Nuisance Busking Oxford... - http://anboxford.blogspot.com/

The fight-back against a "ghastly dehumanised moron" picks up pace
By Not a sheep(Not a sheep)
Ken's reasoning for introducing the bendy bus was that it (unlike the Routemaster) complied with the Disability Discrimination Act, which had to be complied with by 2017. Of course the introduction of these "Chariots of Fire" has lead ...
Not a sheep - http://notasheepmaybeagoat.blogspot.com/

Mental Health - a Guide to Disability Discrimination for the Invisible
By Justice for S&B NHS Garden Centre Workers(mandy lifeboats appeal)
I have been having a bit of a to do with my NHS Trust, its PCT and the Healthcare Commission recently over getting them to act in accordance with their published Disability Equality Schemes and acknowledge my disability as an issue in ...
mandy lifeboats ahoy - http://mandylifeboatsahoy1.blogspot.com/