Timescale for new disability laws announced

New disability rights will come into force from December this year, the Government announced yesterday.

Landlords, private clubs, transport and qualification bodies will come under the scope of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 2005. Government departments, local authorities and public bodies will lead by example with a specific duty to integrate the needs of disabled people into their policies and plans from the outset.

As the DDA 2005 implementation timetable was laid in Parliamen... (486 more words)

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