Thousands risk court action for failing to comply with DDA

Thousands of businesses are at risk of court action under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), according to research carried out by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) which reveals that 75% of small to medium-sized businesses have not made any changes to enable deaf and hard of hearing people to access their products or services.

Under Part III of the DDA, which came into force on 1 October 2004, it is unlawful for goods and service providers to treat a deaf customer les... (160 more words)

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