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What is reasonable adjustment?

...the UK's Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) is a strong, comprehensive and rightsbased law which has been on the statute books for more than ten years and is beginning to be tested 14 workplacelaw in the courts. For example, a landmark judgement in 2004 ruled an £18 wheelchair charge levied on Ryanair's passengers to be unlawful. As well as the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) to enforce it, the UK has a moderately strong disability movement which acts as a `motor' for the law. The trend for litigation continues on both sides of the Atlantic. According to a survey by the US law firm Fulbright ...

Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2006