31/07/2008

DCS News Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

A fairer and more equal future
Public Servant Online - Staffordshire,UK
These are to be replaced by a new single Equality Duty and will be extended to cover religion and belief, age, gender reassignment and sexual orientation. ...
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DCS Web Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Disability Equality Duty and Information Technology Provision ...
The Disability Equality Duty: Implications and Opportunities for ICT provision in Higher Education Institutions and Colleges of Further Education ...

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Pressure builds as bus bosses go it alone on banning prams
Scotsman - United Kingdom
A spokesman for Lothian Buses said: "This is not Lothian Buses' decision. It is government legislation, as laid down by the Disability Discrimination Act."
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RCN calls for more training to improve disabled care
Nursing in Practice - London,England,UK
... patients with learning disabilities, but suggested that existing legislation, such as the Disability Discrimination Act, instead needed to be followed. ...
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Businesses urged to prepare for welfare reform act
Online Recruitment - UK
... such as agreeing to more flexible working hours or adapting office equipment, to satisfy the Disability Discrimination Act. Of the companies who knew ...
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Leading article: An unhealthy mindset that must be eliminated
Independent - London,England,UK
The problem is not one of legislation, but the fact that the laws already in place to protect such patients, in particular the Disability Discrimination Act
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Dyslexic student in legal bid to scrap multiple choice tests
Scotsman - United Kingdom
... had to resit some of her courses because she cannot deal with the way they are set. h, where she studies, under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. ...
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Disability Discrimination by Association
eGov monitor - London,UK
The Disability Discrimination Act is intended to implement part of the European Union's framework directive on equal treatment. This outlaws discrimination
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HIVworker sues Fire Service
Manchester Online - Manchester,UK
Mr Ashton told the tribunal: "She said that even though my sickness was covered under the Disability Discrimination Act I could still be found incapable of ...
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Dyslexic student to fight multiple choice questions in court
Times Online - UK
... will take the General Medical Council (GMC) to an employment tribunal under the Disability Discrimination Act. But the GMC said it has no powers to set ...
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Businesses 'unprepared' for Welfare Reform
Health Insurance and Protection Magazine - London,UK
As well as checking their DDA [Disability Discrimination Act] compliance, companies should also be reviewing their income protection cover to make sure that ...
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DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability discrimination act

To Tell or Not to Tell?
By Faith Stone
Legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the UK's Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) offer legal protections that make it easier to obtain special accommodations ...
FOG Magazine - http://www.fogmagazine.com

Medstudent Dyslexic Sues Over Multiple Choice Exams
By surebreC
Gadian is determined to press on with her case and intends to take action against the GMC and her college under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. She said: "In normal life you don't get given multiple choice questions to sit. ...
Student Doctor Network Forums - http://forums.studentdoctor.net

Definitions
By cosmic_elephant(cosmic_elephant)
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. ...
The Insanity Notebooks - http://cosmic-elephant.livejournal.com/