DCS NEWS BLOG

08122008

2008-12-08T15:51:00.001Z

DCS News Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Welfare Reform Bill and Equality Bill Bring Mixed Response From ...
Caring Business - London,UK
Mr Goldring said he welcomed the new Equality Bill duty on public authorities to collect and publish clear information about progress on employment for ...
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06/12/2008

2008-12-06T12:03:00.001Z

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Week 13 Activities 1.5 & 2.1
By kevhickeyuk
All FE colleges have to have a Disability Equality Scheme (DES) as a requirement of the Disability Equality Duty (DED) (2006). The DES for Kendal Colleghe is an example of this ...
The Masters Ode - http://maode.wordpress.com/

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
By davidwatters
of TP2 (Appendix 1.2F) aims to "maximise achievement by ensuring equality of opportunity for all members of the community." The most significant influence upon equality of provision is the relationships nurtured between teachers and ...
David Watters's Weblog - http://davidwatters.wordpress.com/

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Dolphin - Are You Ready for the Disability Equality Duty?
The Disability Equality Duty (DED) is a new positive duty that affects all public ... At the heart of the disability equality duty is the need to involve ...

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Discrimination for deaf people
WalesOnline - United Kingdom
The attitude of Cardiff County Council is in defiance of the Disability Discrimination Act, which states that services to deaf and hearing people must be ...
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Why Css Is Good For Your Web Site
By Sarah BALLARD(Sarah BALLARD)
Using CSS and XHTML also helps you comply with the UK Disability Discrimination Act rules for accessible Web sites. This is a valuable side-effect of using this kind of coding and takes no extra development time to be compliant. ...
Website Developer Tips - http://website-developer-tips.blogspot.com/

I GOT A JOB
By Jemma Brown(Jemma Brown)
I have written on here about discrimination and the potential ways in which employers can avoid the disability discrimination act (DDA) previously and I am very pleased to report that I think maybe times are changing, maybe the DDA is ...
Diary of a monkey - http://diaryofamonkey.blogspot.com/

DCS Web Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Landlords' responses to the Disability Discrimination Act
the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), and their awareness of new duties ...... Awareness and use of the Disability Discrimination Act and other relevant ...

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Damages for dyslexic fireman
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
Derry City Council held its hands up and in settling the case admitted it had failed to comply with its obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act. ...
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Fit Notes May Help People With MS Stay In Work, UK
Employers will also need to be flexible and to fulfil their commitments under the Disability Discrimination Act. Pam Macfarlane, Chief Executive of the MS Trust said, "We welcome any changes that help people with MS to stay in work, ...
Accessibility News - Latest - http://www.accessibility.com.au/news/

Web accessibility – Building accessible experiences for disabled ...
By Lesa
It explains the business case for accessibility, how to allocate responsibilities within an organisation, the impact of the Disability Discrimination Act, how disabled people use websites, how to choose technologies and how to contract ...
Science, Engineering & Technology Blog - http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/blog/

04/12/2008

2008-12-04T13:01:00.001Z

DCS News Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Defend disabled
Wirral Globe - Birkenhead,England,UK
The Council's Disability Equality Scheme is a legally enforceable document issued under the names of Cllr Steve Foulkes, Cllr Moira McLoughlin and chief ...
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Analysis: What will be in the Equality Bill?
PinkNews.co.uk - UK
... people according to their race, disability, or gender. · The Equality Bill will replace this with a new streamlined and strengthened Equality Duty, ...
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DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability discrimination act

International Day of Disabled People_ 3rd December
By Isabel Silva(Isabel Silva)
More and more, disability is seen as a social issue which is not only based on medical reasons. The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial ...
In...English - http://wwwmyenglishblog.blogspot.com/

[General West Dulwich issues / gossip] Re: How can we get better ...
By Dazzaman
Well I have e-mailed network Southeast (or whatever they call themself this week) asking them to explain how the means of access to both West Dulwich and Sydenham hill complies with the Disability Discrimination Act. ...
The West Dulwich Forum - http://www.westdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/index.php

DCS Web Alert for: Disability discrimination act

The Disability Discrimination Act in the UK: Helping or Hindering ...
Sep 29, 2008 ... Downloadable! The enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 triggered a substantial academic debate about its ...

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

MHKs back disability law changes
Manx Radio - Foxdale,UK
During the session, options were considered for the Isle of Man, which has yet to implement the Disability Discrimination Act.
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Ending HIV discrimination in schools...
By Sarah Ebner
The 2005 Disability Discrimination Act makes discrimination against people living with HIV illegal and means that schools should make reasonable adjustments to ensure people living with HIV can work or study at the school, ...
School Gate - Times Online - WBLG - http://timesonline.typepad.com/schoolgate/

Guidelines for HIV needed by teachers
By admin
... when their parents and doctor had decided it would be better to wait until they were older." A Disability Discrimination Act introduced by the government in 2005 made discrimination against adults or children with HIV illegal.
Axcis Education Recruitment - News - http://www.axcis.co.uk/dn/

03/12/2008

2008-12-03T13:53:00.001Z

DCS News Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Minister highlights progress towards disability equality
eGov monitor - London,UK
The disability equality duty is intended to improve the life chances of disabled people by placing a legal duty on all public sector organisations to ...
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Winners Of The RADAR People Of The Year Awards 2008
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
Lloyds TSB have integrated disability equality right across customer service and employment. They have gone way beyond welfare to work - and enabled ...
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Disabled are bullied
News Wales - Knighton,UK
Professor Fevre said: "This is important research which we hope will impact on welfare reform and the new equality bill. The Commission's involvement is ...
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secretary of state reports on the disability equality duty
These reports, by the 11 Secretaries of State, each identify progress towards disability equality made by each Government department and where there are still issues to address.
Disability Alliance Newsfeed - http://www.disabilityalliance.org/

UK Publishes Disability Status Report
By JFA Moderator
... of equality for disabled people by 2025 with the publication of a series of reports from 11 Secretaries of State, the Office for Disability Issues' (ODI) annual report and additional research about the Disability Equality Duty. ...
JFActivist - http://jfactivist.typepad.com/jfactivist/

Disability Equality Duty Reports published 1st December 2008
By Dr Psycho Blogger(Dr Psycho Blogger)
They identify progress towards disability equality made by each department and where there are still issues to address. They also show how departments and public bodies will work strategically to introduce mechanisms for change. ...
Learning Disabilities and Clinical... - http://ldpsychoblog.blogspot.com/

02/12/2008

2008-12-02T14:01:00.001Z

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

BSI consults on first British Standard for accessible websites
Out-Law.com - London,England,UK
... how to allocate responsibilities within an organisation, the impact of the Disability Discrimination Act, how disabled people use websites, ...
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HIV-positive pupils refused places at some UK schools
guardian.co.uk - UK
The government made discrimination against adults or children with HIV illegal under the Disability Discrimination Act, 2005. But the National Aids Trust ...
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Facelifts, boob jobs and the employer
PersonnelToday.com - UK
"In addition to potential sex discrimination claims, employers should be aware of the risk of disability discrimination claims. For example, it is possible ...
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DCS News Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Blue badge shake-up if congestion charge happens
Community News Group - Macclesfield,Cheshire,UK
"Under the Equality Duty, it is a requirement to produce an Impact Assessment to ensure disabled people are not disadvantaged and to specifically consult ...
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Disability Equality
eGov monitor - London,UK
The ODI has also published research on Disability Equality Duty implementation more generally across England, showing a growing awareness of disability
...
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Overview of Primary Care Trust Disability Equality Scheme
Overview of Primary Care Trust Disability Equality Scheme assessments by the Disability Rights CommissionIntroductionThe Disability Rights Commission (DRC) ...

01/12/2008

2008-12-01T14:04:00.001Z

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Equality bill to tackle Malcolm judgment
By NL
[the Bill shall] adopt the concept of indirect discrimination for the purposes of the disability discrimination provisions in the Equality Bill, rather than carry forward to the Equality Bill the existing provisions in the Disability
...
Nearly Legal - http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Blog Question for Week 9
By Nabila Ahmed(Nabila Ahmed)
A visually Disabled person can complain about a website they couldn't access in several ways as the Disability Discrimination Act known as DDA make sures that websites are accessible to users that are visually impaird or disabled. ...
A1W Blog of Nabila Ahmed - http://s08424071.blogspot.com/

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Case round up: Associative discrimination: Coleman v Attridge
PersonnelToday.com - UK
The wording of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) prohibits discrimination "for a reason which relates to the disabled person's disability". ...
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Disability Wales' Streets Aheadcalls for access to all
Western Telegraph - Haverfordwest,Pembrokeshire,UK
Said Henry: "The Disability Discrimination Act in 2004 has led to the removal of a certain amount of barriers to accessing goods and services, ...
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Equality Bill will tackle Lewisham v Malcolm
By Usefully Employed
The government has started consultation on redefining disability discrimination to overcome the destructive judgment in Lewisham v Malcolm. In a sensible move, disability discrimination will borrow the concept of indirect discrimination
...
Usefully Employed - http://blog.usefullyemployed.co.uk/

29/11/2008

2008-12-01T09:39:00.001Z

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Fit Notes May Help People With MS Stay In Work, UK
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
Employers will also need to be flexible and to fulfil their commitments under the Disability Discrimination Act. Pam Macfarlane, Chief Executive of the MS ...
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Cracks put up price of Corn Hall revamp
Diss Express - Diss,England,UK
... said: "The hall currently misses out on about £38000 a year because it does not comply with the Disability Discrimination Act." Refurbishment is planned ...
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DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Chattering Monkeys and Dog Tired
By Mandy(Mandy)
Will cross the next paper drenched bridge when I come to it and am contemplating looking at the disability discrimination act in regards to how government bodies treat the mentally ill. I don't understand how they work, only that they ...
In search of the Mental Health Messiahs - http://itsallabouttheprophets.blogspot.com/

28/11/2008

2008-11-28T12:32:00.001Z

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Mobile phone filming
By Casdok(Casdok)
For guidance on your son's rights under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) you may wish to contact the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The commission is an independent organisation which provides advice and information ...
Mother of Shrek - http://motherofshrek.blogspot.com/

Barnsley Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities Capital Fund
By Bianca
Refurbishing and enhancing existing premises eg improving health and safety arrangements, minor works and adaptations to meet Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) requirements;. Complementing other funds secured by applicant ...
Funding News from SYFAB - http://fundingnews.wordpress.com/

27/11/2008

2008-11-27T13:31:00.001Z

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Purbeck Housing Trust launches Disability Equality Scheme
In response to new legislation, the Disability Equality Duty, disabled tenants helped Purbeck Housing Trust develop an Disability Equality Scheme and action plan. Disabled tenants now regularly meet to discuss ways the Housing Trust can ...
24dash.com RSS feed - http://blogs.24dash.com/robhattersley/

25/11/2008

2008-11-25T13:06:00.001Z

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability discrimination act

How Mad Are You?
By eingang
As educators in the United Kingdom, under the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, we're required to be proactive about accessibility issues for those with impairments, which can include mental health difficulties. ...
H810: Accessibility Ahead - http://h810.eingang.org/

24/11/2008

2008-11-24T15:15:00.001Z

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Restricted access
guardian.co.uk - UK
Under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), it's unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person because of their disability. ...
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DCS Web Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Welsh Assembly Government | The Disability Equality Duty
The Disability Equality Duty. The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (DDA 2005) is part of a new breed of equality legislation that is intended to drive ...

21/11/2008

2008-11-21T13:31:00.001Z

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Going up in the world
Northern Echo - Darlington,England,UK
"The introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act in 2004, which established a legal requirement to make newly-built or refurbished buildings fully ...
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Baroness Hale: new equality laws will not close gender gap
Times Online - UK
At the same time, ten per cent of race discrimination claims were successful and 17 per cent of disability claims. But the success rate was set to be ...
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Vulnerable people with learning difficulties who commit crime can ...
guardian.co.uk - UK
It comes as a shock that our well-regulated criminal justice system is running in breach of disability equality legislation. Yet a new Prison Reform Trust ...
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DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

School 'failed' disabled boy
Manchester Online - Manchester,UK
The tribunal ordered all staff to retrain with respect to the Disability Discrimination Act and a review of the school's Disability Discrimination Policy ...
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A new leaf: Why businesses need to invest in disabled employees
Independent - London,England,UK
The Disability Discrimination Act – introduced in 1995 and extended in 2005 – places a duty on employers to make "reasonable adjustments". ...
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Justification
By Emma
Justification can be a defence to disability related discrimination. Under s 3A(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995:. " A person discriminates against a disabled person if -. (a) for a reason which relates to the disabled ...
PJH Law - Employment Law Blog - http://www.pjhlaw.co.uk/blog/

Bog Off! Exhibits 6 & 7, The Don't fall Edition
By BenefitScroungingScum(BenefitScroungingScum)
Like most of the loos featured in Bog Off! these examples seem to conform to the size requirements, and probably all claim to be DDA compliant (Disability Discrimination Act) The problem being that once there's been a bin placed on the ...
Benefit Scrounging Scum - http://benefitscroungingscum.blogspot.com/

Epicentre's why, what and how of testing
By erickan
As a public product or service provider you are legally obligated under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) to make any reasonable adjustment to ensure that all users, including those with disabilities or special needs, ...
Epic Thinking – innovation... - http://blog.epic.co.uk/

Guide Dog Etiquette
By 3dogs
Further disability articles by this author can be seen at www.access-auditing.com/articles.htm and www.articlesfactory.com/author/Robin%20Kettle.html. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Robin is a Disability Discrimination Act Access Auditor in the UK. ...
Dog Supply Search » Guide Dog... - http://dogsupplysearch.com/

20/11/2008

2008-11-20T13:44:00.001Z

DCS News Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

New disability awareness resource for schools
Independent Catholic News - London,UK
It encourages pupils to see our equality in the eyes of God and builds upon the existing good work being done in the area of disability awareness within ...
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Public Sector Achievements On Disability Equality Celebrated, UK
By disabilityalert
It is nearly two years since the new duty on the public sector to promote disability equality positively came into force and already the hard work of individuals and organisations in the public sector is making a real difference to the ...
Disability Alert - http://disabilityalert.wordpress.com/

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Vulnerable inmates failed by system
guardian.co.uk - UK
... "failing in their legal duty to eliminate disability discrimination and promote equality" - something enshrined in the Disability Discrimination Act. ...
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Fair questions
guardian.co.uk - UK
There are currently nine major pieces of legislation concerned with discrimination, particularly concentrating on race, disability and gender. ...
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North West Evening Mail
NW Evening Mail - Barrow-in-Furness,England,UK
... including shops, cafes, the banks, post office and library required by the Disability Discrimination Act. At present, these are often oversubscribed by ...
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Boris cuts hit the disabled
By Luke Akehurst(Luke Akehurst)
... believes that the programme of step-free access initiated by TfL before the election of Mayor Johnson was extremely welcome and showed real commitment to giving effect to the Disability Discrimination Act; notes that TfL still ...
Luke's Blog - http://lukeakehurst.blogspot.com/

19/11/2008

2008-11-19T12:48:00.001Z

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Employee rehabilitation: trade secrets
PersonnelToday.com - UK
... only run the risk of falling foul of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), but are also likely to see health policy and insurance premiums rocket. ...
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Youth offenders improve allotment
BBC News - UK
The Youth Offending Team's "Verge Project" has brought the allotments up to the standards required by the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). ...
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Reply to Your own photography websites
By © Musa
For those of you who are planning to build a accessible website (DDA compliant website - Disability Discrimination Act) here are some pointers and guidance: Equality and Human Rights Commission ...
Manchester, UK - http://www.flickr.com/groups/manchesteruk/

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Public Sector Achievements On Disability Equality Celebrated, UK
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
It is nearly two years since the new duty on the public sector to promote disability equality positively came into force and already the hard work of ...
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18/11/2008

2008-11-18T12:25:00.001Z

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

An Overview of the Disability Equality Duty - docstoc
Preview and download documents about An Overview of the Disability Equality Duty . Docstoc is a community for sharing professional documents, ...

17/11/2008

2008-11-17T13:30:00.001Z

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Diabetes Awareness Month - Diagnosis Changes Everything
By noreply@blogger.com (Inspiration Alley)
From now on I am reliant on medication for my well being and although I do not feel disabled in any way, I am officially classified as being disabled under the Disability Discrimination Act as my diabetes has a substansial and long term ...
Alien Adventures - http://alienadventurereports.blogspot.com/

British cab driver fined for refusal to pick up blind person with ...
By BA Haller(BA Haller)
This broke the conditions of the licence he was granted by Broxtowe Borough Council, who this week prosecuted Roshanmoniri for failing to carry a disabled person with a dog, an offence under the Disability Discrimination Act. ...
Media dis&dat - http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/

DCS News Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Reflecting our society
guardian.co.uk - UK
We worked with the Shaw Trust's web accessibility team, who all have a disability themselves, to test new page templates using adaptive technologies. ...
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Disability in the workplace: The forgotten minority
PersonnelToday.com - UK
The most important piece of legislation for disabled employees is undeniably the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), which was updated in 2005 to make it ...
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Muslim cab driver refused to carry blind man and his guide dog
National Secular Society - London,UK
The National Secular Society expressed satisfaction that the disability discrimination legislation had trumped so-called "religious rights". ...
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Parking row threat to pool project
The Northern Scot - Inverness,Scotland,UK
In terms of parking provision for people with disabilities, the existing car park does not comply with the Disability Discrimination Act which requires a ...
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Can post offices still be saved?
This is Nottingham - Nottingham,England,UK
... of Uplands Post Office is a discrimination against disabled customers like herself, and, as such, is a breach of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. ...
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15/11/2008

2008-11-15T17:37:00.001Z

DCS News Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

COPELAND DISABILITY FORUM
Whitehaven News - Whitehaven,England,UK
For over 30 years our active group of disabled volunteers, have worked towards equality, in the Social, Economic and Physical Environment; covering the ...
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14/11/2008

2008-11-14T13:16:00.001Z

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Disability awareness: Flexible working for carers
HRZone.co.uk - Bristol,UK
There are no provisions in the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) that provide protection against associated discrimination and so Ms Coleman relied on ...
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Last-minute effort to save Post Office
Galloway Today - Wigtownshire,UK
... osteoporosis - claimed the closure of her branch was in breach of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, which demands equal services for everyone. ...
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DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Writing a Good Web Accessibility Statement
By Simon
Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ( DDA ), a disability is defined as:. A physical or mental impairment that has a long-term or substantial effect on a person's ability to carry out day to day tasks. ...
Simon Whatley - http://www.simonwhatley.co.uk/

Deaf Family Ban ? the only way ?
By MM(MM)
In effect they have circumvented our legal Access law the Disability Discrimination Act, and, with the collusion of deaf people. Take a basic scenario, you require medical attention, first port of call is your General Practitioner, ...
At The Rim - http://attherimmm.blogspot.com/

13/11/2008

2008-11-13T16:23:00.001Z

DCS News Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Direct payment 'discrimination' condemned
Craegmoor News - UK
Those detained under the current act are automatically denied direct payments, which are often used to support people with a disability or the families of ...
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Taxi driver who barred dog fined
Yorkshire Post - Leeds,England,UK
On Monday the taxi driver was fined £300 and ordered to pay £150 in costs after he admitted breaking the Disability Discrimination Act. He was also told to ...
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Driver claimed carrying dog was 'against his religion'
By Muslims Against Sharia(Muslims Against Sharia)
This broke the conditions of the licence he was granted by Broxtowe Borough Council, who yesterday prosecuted Roshanmoniri for failing to carry a disabled person with a dog, an offence under the Disability Discrimination Act. ...
Muslims Against Sharia - http://muslimsagainstsharia.blogspot.com/

The British Council of Disabled People (BCODP)
By Rudy
We led the campaign that resulted in the UK's Disability Discrimination Act. We offer all disabled people in the UK the chance to get involved directly in working together to change our society, as a member of UKDPC and as a member of ...
disabilityresourcelinks.com - http://www.disabilityresourcelinks.com/main/

Taxi Driver Fined After Claiming Guide Dog "Against His Religion"
By Elise
Roshanmoniri was fined £300 and ordered to pay costs of £150 for breaking the Disability Discrimination Act, as well as a £15 victim fee. According to the council, Roshanmoniri submitted his guilty plea by post and has since applied for ...
Dream Dogs - http://www.dreamdogs.co.uk/

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability discrimination act

Grrrrrrrrrrr TAXI'S
The powers in Part 5 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) allow regulations to be made requiring all new land-based public transport vehicles - trains, buses, coaches and taxis - to be accessible to disabled people, ...
MSS discussions - Primary Progressive MS - http://www.mssociety.org.uk/applications/discussion/