06/02/2010

DCS News Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

Blind and disabled pensioners face Freedom Pass 'obstacle course' Islington Tribune newspaper website ... the authority operating the renewal scheme on behalf of boroughs, could find themselves the target because of the disability discrimination act. ... See all stories on this topic

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

Blind and disabled pensioners face Freedom Pass 'obstacle course ... By admin Now London Councils, the authority operating the renewal scheme on behalf of boroughs, could find themselves the target because of the disability discrimination act. Under the act reasonable adjustments must be made for people with ... The Bus Passes Blog - http://www.blog.freebustravel.co.uk/

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

Disability Discrimination Act access criteria. - Benefits and Work ... Disability Discrimination Act access criteria.; Some of you here may not realise it but few (if any) buildings where we are called in for benefit ...

 

DCS News Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

A new class war National Post Now working its way through Parliament, the Equality Bill is seen as ... the most radical is the imposition of a legal duty on public bodies to study the ...

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

disability equality action plan Disability Equality Action Plan These are the improvements made since December 2006 as a result of actions contained within the Disability Equality Duty ...

05/02/2010

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Summary of schools statutory responsibilities under Disability The Disability Equality Duty (Part 5A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, .... The duty to promote disability equality Statutory Code of ...

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

Sacking staff - UK Business Forums But i will look up her illnesses on the disability discrimination act. But they were things like Migraines, chest infection, plurisy. ...

03/02/2010

DCS News Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

Learning Disability Alliance Scotland says users may take action over distress ... Communitycare.co.uk Disabled people may sue Edinburgh Council for human rights breaches or disability discrimination because of its handling of a retendering process for care ... See all stories on this topic

DCS Blogs Alert for: DDA

De-centering non-disability: part 3 « Modus dopens By irrationalpoint But it never ceases to amaze me how many buildings built in the 15 years since the DDA have staircases leading up to front entrance…and a ramp right next to the stairs, as I discussed in Part 1. Why not have just a ramp and no stairs? ... Modus dopens - http://modusdopens.wordpress.com/

01/02/2010

DCS News Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

No. 1 Brunswick Place Southampton SO15 2AN Lawdit Commercial Solicitors ... took her complaint to Ofcom (which did not uphold her claim of unfair treatment), now basis her claim on the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. ... See all stories on this topic

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

The Whittington says yes! | Lynne Featherstone MP By Lynne Featherstone The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Equality Duty of 2006 say this should be the case - but the actuality just isn't happening. Partly this is because patients don't ask - and partly because hospitals and GPs don't offer or ... Lynne Featherstone's Parliament... - http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

the disability discrimination act part 4 The Disability Discrimination Act Part 4 Working with Partner Institutions – A Good Practice Guide Introduction The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) ...

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Disability Equality Vision The Disability Equality Duty (DED) came into force in December 2006. The DED is made up of two parts. The first part, or general duty requires all public ...

Agenda Item 9 The Disability Discrimination Act (1995) has been amended by the Disability. Discrimination Act (2005) to place a duty (The Disability Equality Duty) on all ...

02/02/2010

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

tuc tells bosses to make more of an effort employing disabled workers PRESENTATION ON THE DISABILITY EQUALITY DUTY BY SASHA CALLAGHAN AND PAUL BROWN Sasha Callaghan and Paul Brown gave an excellent presentation on the ...

DCS News Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

DLA Piper to defend disability discrimination claim Legal Week The case was initially struck out in March 2009 after the tribunal ruled the claimant was not disabled under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. ... See all stories on this topic

Wheelchair user threatens legal action over disabled access to Orchard Theatre ... This is Local London According to public services website direct.gov.uk, The Disability Discrimination Act gives disabled people rights in the areas of access to goods, ... See all stories on this topic

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

balancing disability rights and health and safety requirements – It is also recognised that the likelihood of acquiring a long-term disability increases with advancing age. 1 The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) ...

31/01/2010

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Disability equality | Voscur The Disability Equality Duty (DED) covers everything public sector organisations ... Since the Disability Equality Duty was introduced on 4 December 2006, ...

The Disability Equality Scheme (DRAFT) The actions it has taken to fulfil its disability equality duty; What the authority has done to eliminate disability discrimination and promote equality of ...

Disability Equality Scheme in Schools - A self-evaluation response The Disability Equality Duty of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 2005 places on all public authorities (including schools) a general duty, ...

DCS News Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

Supermarket car parks breaking disability discrimination laws Bitterwallet ... something which flies in the face of the Disability Discrimination Act. Neil Coyle, from the charity Disability Alliance, told the Beeb: "Supermarkets ... See all stories on this topic

WARBLER TAKES SI TO COURT Daily Star Emma, 52, from Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, is making a claim under the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act, saying an illness she has affects her ... See all stories on this topic

Now Cowell faces the judges: Snubbed Britain's Got Talent singer takes him to ... Daily Mail Yet she has now lodged a claim under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. She said: 'This story is the truth behind the joke. They made one big joke out ... See all stories on this topic

X Factor Simon Cowell could end up in court In2town ... to Ofcom over her treatment by him and has now also logged a complaint with the Employment tribunal under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. ... See all stories on this topic

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

"Britain's Got Talent" Reject Threatens Lawsuit Against Simon Cowell By Castina ... mogul and acid-tongued critic violated the UK's Disability Discrimination Act of 1995 when he called her a bad singer on national television. Emma's even considering filing a lawsuit against Cowell, Britain's Daily Mail claims. ... Pop Crunch - http://www.popcrunch.com/

Havering On: She ain't No SuBo! By Richard Havers This woman is suing Simon Cowell under the the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. She claims he and the other judges on Britain's Got Talent didn't give her a chance. This is everything that is utterly wrong about these type of ... Havering On - http://haveringhavers.blogspot.com/

Britain's Got Talent reject launches legal fight against Cowell ... By admin The complaint has been lodged under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and could see Cowell called to defend the claim if a judge agrees to proceed with a full hearing. Czikai's case rests partly on the claim that the show was her ... Britain's Got Talent 2010 - http://www.talent.tellymix.co.uk/

Andrew Goulding Articles: Come Back Susan Boyle, All Is Forgiven! By Andrew Goulding Articles Well, there's another star worth considering, Emma Czikai, who, The Daily Mail reports, is suing the show and has lodged a claim under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Emma Czikai: You Raise Me Up ... Andrew Goulding Articles - http://andrewgouldingarticles.blogspot.com/

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

Disability Discrimination Act | ICT magazine Tagged with: Amanda Holden, Britain, disability discrimination act, emma, Emma Czikai, Piers Morgan, Simon, Simon Cowell, talent, UK ...

improving protection from disability discrimination A FORMAL INVESTIGATION UNDER THE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION. Views: 0 | Downloads: 0. Accessibility Plan _Disability Discrimination Act ...

 

30/01/2010

DCS Blogs Alert for: DDA

De-centering non-disability « Modus dopens By irrationalpoint That is why we have a law called the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) that requires institutions to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people. It's not unfair on my classmates that I get sufficient time on exams. ... Modus dopens - http://modusdopens.wordpress.com/

DCS News Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Fit notes will not allow doctors to declare a patient 'fit for work' PersonnelToday.com If the employee's condition constitutes a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act – to be replaced with provisions in the Equality Bill, ...

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Equality Duty

Report to Cabinet Draft Interim Disability Equality Scheme 2010-13 ... Duty) to publish a disability equality scheme (DES), which sets out how they will ... 1.2 At the heart of the Disability Equality Duty is a requirement to ...

Equality Impact Assessment the Disability Equality Duty that we should involve (i.e. engage proactively at an early stage) and consult disabled people in our decision making and ...

DCS News Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

Supermarket parking limits 'breach' disability laws BBC News But under the Disability Discrimination Act, businesses need to make extra allowances for disabled people. The supermarkets say they will review their ... See all stories on this topic

Britain's Got Talent singer files discrimination complaint The Guardian Czikai said she was lodging her claim under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as she believes her medically documented disabilities affected her ... See all stories on this topic

DCS Blogs Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

Anorak News » Blog Archive » Britain's Got Talent: Emma Amelia ... By Anorak She files a complaint of unfairness and discrimination with the employment tribunal, under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. The Hairy Oyster has sympathetic backstory – she might have saved this for the pre-throat preamble: she's ... Anorak News - http://www.anorak.co.uk/

DCS Web Alert for: Disability Discrimination Act

Two-Stage Test in Disability Discrimination Case He was later to bring a claim for disability discrimination against his ... them in their work in the manner set down in the Disability Discrimination Act? ...