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  1. Face facts: how much do you really know about disability legislation?

    ...04 Disability access Are you ready for 1 October? Love contracts Managing office romances Implementing disciplinary and grievance procedures Workplace disputes Face facts Holiday Inn's all-encompassing approach to DDA compliance Battling for hearts and minds How much do you really know about disability legislation? EMPLOYMENT LAW HEALTH & SAFETY PREMISES MANAGEMENT Contents 06 News The latest legal developments and a legislation calendar to keep you bang up to date 10 Face facts The Disability Discrimination Act is about access to services, not just access to buildings 16 Upwardly mobile We profile sev...

    Magazine issue | 1 Oct 2004

  2. Equality Bill: a threat to disability legislation success?

    Implementation of the Equality Bill could mean that we lose some of the detail of the Disability Discrimination Act, Access Consultant Professor Keith Bright has warned in an interview with Workplace Law Network.He also raised the concern that, while he considered the merging of the previously separate discrimination bodies into the singular Equality and Human Rights Commission to be a natural...

    News | 11 Jul 2008

  3. UK disability legislation to be scrutinised by European Court

    ...ferred to the ECJ by an Employment Tribunal (ET) should be allowed to proceed. The ECJ will rule on the interpretation of the Equal Treatment Framework Directive 2000/78/EC, to establish whether or not those who are associated with a disabled person (such as a carer) can claim protection under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. In June, Workplace Law reported that Ms Coleman, who worked as a legal secretary for London solicitors Attridge Law had won the right for an unfair treatment claim against her employer to be referred to the ECJ on the basis of the primary caring role she has for her disa...

    Case | 22 Dec 2006

  4. Drc calls for wider disability legislation

    ...ormed Disability Rights Commission, Bert Massie, has drawn attention to what he considers the UK's laggardly approach to accommodating the needs of disabled people. Speaking as he was barred from boarding a ScotAir flight because he was not able to climb the steps to the plane, Mr Massie called for disability legislation to apply more widely in the UK. The requirements introduced by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) will be known to most workplace managers. From 1 October 1999 service providers have been required to take reasonable steps to change practices, policies and procedures to make it easier for...

    News | 23 Oct 2000

  5. Equality Bill: a threat to disability legislation success?

    ...em to be experts in them all. However, it is reasonable to expect them to know when they need expert advice, and to exect them to get it when they do. My main concern with the Equality Bill is that some individual issues that are imporant, perhaps uniquely important, within the individual areas of disability, gender, religion, age etc may be lost or watered down if we get 'experts' in 'equailty' who don't fully understand the finer points of each of area - and that, in my view is quite likely.

    Comment | 24 Jul 2008

  6. Equality Bill: a threat to disability legislation success?

    Indeed as Keith expressed, there are concerns an interpretation of the equality bill dymystifing issues on the DDA, which is where the Facilities Manager's inclusive role will see to making the facility adaptive to the changing needs and users of the facility making usability possible across thee

    Comment | 22 Jul 2008

  7. Equality Bill: a threat to disability legislation success?

    What is missing from the disability equality legislation, and that is in danger of getting lost altogether, is an understanding of the social model of disability. Inclusive design and inclusive practices are about removing the disabling barriers. When we live in a barrier free society (and we are not there yet at all - contrary to po...

    Comment | 15 Jul 2008

  8. Consultation announced on 2006 disability legislation

    Disability Rights Commissioner Bert Massie has launched a consultation on the DRC's revised draft Code of Practice for the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995. The consultation is aiming to take into account recent amendments to the Act which come into force in December 2006. The revised Act will e...

    News | 19 Aug 2005

  9. Access and Disability: Essential Law and Practice

    ...995 & 2005  (including SENDA 2001) Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 Building Regulations part M and B Regulatory and Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 What you will learn:  Understand the legal requirements that your organisation needs to do to comply with access and disability legislation Key aspects of building regulations B 2007 and M 2004 What access statements are and how to implement them in your organisation Why access issues are a fundamental part of good service provision Gain an awareness of the practical disability issues in relation to service provisio...

    Course_code | 10 Feb 2012

  10. UK Business Still Unaware of Disability Legislation

    A new survey has found that many of Britain's businesses are still unaware of their legal obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), the final part of which comes into force in October next year. Research carried out for Direct Enquiries, a nationwide disabled access and facilities register, found that almost one-third of companies questioned were unsure of their responsibilities under the Act. T...

    News | 12 Nov 2003

  11. 80 billion reasons to comply with disability legislation

    On the International day of Disabled People (today), the Government has calculated that the annual spending power of the ten million people covered by the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) adds up to £80bn. Furthermore, changes next year will extend the DDA to cover another 175,000 people. The Government hopes that this will give employers a powerful business reason to comply with the DDA. Minister for disabled people Maria Eagle said: "Disabled people...

    News | 3 Dec 2004

  12. Businesses Ignoring Disability Legislation, Says Survey

    An NOP survey for the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has found that over 70% of disabled people find it difficult to get into shops or use services offered on the high street. By 1 October, 2004, every business, large or small - from the local shop to restaurants, health clubs, dentists and supermarkets - will need to becom...

    News | 3 Oct 2003

  13. More Workers Should Be Protected by Disability Legislation, Claims DRC

    A legal loophole which allows employers and businesses to discriminate against people with conditions such as Cancer and Multiple Sclerosis must be closed immediately, claims the Disability Rights Commission (DRC). Publishing its first major review of current disability discrimination law, the DRC is pressing the Government to introduce legislation to cover people with progressive conditions to ensure they are protected against discrimination from the point at which they are diagno...

    News | 7 May 2003

  14. Extent of DDA disability definition clarified in court

    ... must make sure they take that into account by making reasonable adjustments, such as permitting different working hours to take account of tiredness.  For more information on disability discrimination, premium members can go to a factsheet on discrimination by clicking here » and a factsheet on disability legislation by clicking here »   

    News | 17 Apr 2008

  15. First ever disability-specific law

    The heart of this problem lies with the legal definition of disability, which is medically based. The other equality legislation didn't define anything - it just gave people equality. The disability legislation should have done the same. Those of us who were campaigning for equality legislation for disabled people pointed that out before the DDA came on line. I don't need to 'exaggerate' my gender to get equality. All disabled people experience a wide range of complex access barriers - that's what di...

    Comment | 3 Nov 2009

  16. First ever disability-specific law

    ...eview of the debates prior to the early laws passing through Parliament (you can access much of the detail from Hansard online) shows that the debate was open and honest. More recently the passage of bills has been marked by a singular lack of debate. I spoke recently to a senior politician about disability legislation who put it very simply: 'disability issues are out of bounds, we can't debate them because it is too politically incorrect for us to do so'. That can lead to bad law. Arguably it has already done so as the DDA has opened up so widely that it can be applied to almost everyone. Everyone wants a 's...

    Comment | 3 Nov 2009

  17. Disability in the workplace: mainstream or marginalised?

    ...nable people of working age who become disabled to retain their jobs. However, the proposed legislation is already in place ­ the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), under which employers already have specific duties. We do not see that the Bill would add anything and EFD fails to see how further disability legislation of this type will help. The proposed Bill is a distraction at best. Do you feel that the way forward is legislation or better education and awareness? Better education and awareness, supported by an understanding of an employers' obligations under the DDA is the way forward. EFD has been offering a...

    News analysis | 8 Nov 2007

  18. Over half of public bodies have met new disability equality duties

    ...ey meet their requirements under the DED. The magazine also looks in detail at the progress service providers have made two years on from the introduction of the access provisions contained in Part III of the DDA; workplace mental health discrimination; recent important disability cases; and how UK disability legislation compares to the UK’s DDA. Anyone interested in obtaining a copy should call 0870 777 8881.

    News | 15 Mar 2007

  19. New guidance to help public bodies meet Disability Equality Duty

    ... to ensure they meet their requirements. The magazine also looks in detail at: the progress service providers have made two years on from the introduction of the access provisions contained in Part III of the DDA; workplace mental health discrimination; recent important disability cases; and how UK disability legislation compares to the UK’s DDA. Members of Workplace Law will receive Workplace Law Magazine as part of their membership. Anyone else interested in obtaining a copy should call our membership team on 0870 777 8881.

    News | 14 Nov 2006

  20. New Disability Codes of Practice: Prevention IS Better than Cure

    ... - the Employment and Occupation Code; and - the Trade Organisations and Qualifications Bodies Code. The Codes have been issued for consultation purposes and the DRC is seeking feedback on them. Comments should be made by 30 November 2003. Both draft Codes comply with forthcoming changes in disability legislation likely to come into force in October 2004. Those changes include the removal of the exemption for small employers - all employers will require to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act. Police forces, partnerships and qualification bodies will also be covered by that Act. The Codes provid...

    News | 24 Sep 2003

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