05/09/2008

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Disabled people "lack confidence" when it comes to job seeking ClickAJob News - Weybridge,UK According to the UK Disability Discrimination Act of 1995, a disabled person is someone who has a "physical or mental impairment" which has an "adverse ... See all stories on this topic

Dawe joins calls for Lothian Buses to rethink prams policy Edinburgh Evening News - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK Lothian Buses insists the move is to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act, because it ensures there is space for a wheelchair. ... See all stories on this topic

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Dragon: One course of action By Political networking(Political networking) You can only take individual action under the Disability Discrimination Act. A student has spoken with the Equalities Commission office (0845 604 6610) and they do see it as discrimination. They suggest anyone affected write to the OU ... Political networking - http://politicalnetworking.blogspot.com/

Disability Discrimination Act and AJAX By Sudhindra Venkatesha Murthy Hi All,Can anyone shed some light on whether using AJAX makes a website non compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act? I know there would be violations using some controls of Ajax and not in others, but is there some ... IxDA Discussion - http://www.ixda.org

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

One rule.... By Phil Chamberlain The race equality duty; The disability equality duty; The gender equality duty. The duties apply to the governing bodies of all maintained schools (community schools, foundation schools, voluntary aided and voluntary controlled schools) ... Taking Out The Trash - http://takingoutthetrash.typepad.co.uk/taking_out_the_trash/

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Teachernet, Guidance on Disability Equality in Schools The new guidance materials explain how the Disability Equality Duty (DED) ... The Disability Equality Duty does not bring in new rights for disabled people ...