Disability
At present many disabled people do not have the same opportunities or choices as people who do not have a disability.
The Disability Discrimination Act became law in 1995, after many years of campaigning to have a law that prevented discrimination against disabled people. In 1999 the Government reviewed how the Act was working. The outcome of this review resulted in the 1995 Act being amended by the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 2005 and places new duties on all public authorities.
The Disability Discrimination Act defines disability as
‘A physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.’
Under the duty, we must aim to:
At present many disabled people do not have the same opportunities or choices as people who do not have a disability.
The Disability Discrimination Act became law in 1995, after many years of campaigning to have a law that prevented discrimination against disabled people. In 1999 the Government reviewed how the Act was working. The outcome of this review resulted in the 1995 Act being amended by the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 2005 and places new duties on all public authorities.
The Disability Discrimination Act defines disability as
‘A physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.’
Under the duty, we must aim to:
- Promote equality of opportunity between disabled persons and other persons
- Eliminate discrimination
- Eliminate harassment of disabled people that is related to their disabilities
- Promote positive attitudes towards disabled people
- Encourage participation by disabled people in public life: and
- Take steps to take account of people’s disabilities, even where that involves treating disabled people more favourably than other people.
Our Inclusive Equality Scheme 
sets out how the Council is meeting its duty under the Disability Discrimination Act
Disability Equality Scheme Questionnaire Results
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sets out how the Council is meeting its duty under the Disability Discrimination Act Disability Equality Scheme Questionnaire Results
If you need assistance with accessing our services or require a document in an alternative format e.g. large print, braille, audio or in a different language we can arrange this.
