Disability Discrimination Act (Subscribe)
Links
Access2go
Information on access solutions, facilities and equipment for people with disabilities. Includes service delivery and building provisions to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act.
Accessify Forum
http://www.accessifyforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2789
Forum entries and DDA discussion concerning web site accessibility for people with disabilities.
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/DDA.shtml
Article about the DDA explaining how and when the various phases of the act came in and how businesses are affected.
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/1995050.htm
Text of the United Kingdom's Disability Discrimination Act, with suggested guidelines.
Disability Discrimination Act 1995: An Enabling Act or a Discriminating Law?
http://freespace.virgin.net/steven.jacklin/ddacont.html
Personal page providing a detailed analysis of this Act.
Lasa KnowledgeBase
http://www.lasa.org.uk/knowledgebase/pages/Netwebaccesslaw.shtml
Explaining the laws of the DDA for web site accessibility.
Mouzer Associates
http://www.disabilityserve.com
Providers of disability consultancy, recruitment, audit and training services. Services offered and contact details.
NHSScotland and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/hddda/Facts.htm
Gives details and facts on the DDA in Scotland. Includes research findings and disability information.
Office Of The Deputy Prime Minister
http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_buildreg/documents/page/odpm_breg_025494.hcsp
Approved document part M. contains all the legal requirements needed to comply with the DDA.
Should Businesses Be Afraid Of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
Article addressing the fears of businesses and service providers in the UK over DDA compliance.
The Disability Rights Commission
http://www.drc-gb.org/thelaw/thedda.asp
An independent body established to stop discrimination of disabled people. Full explanation of the DDA, help, advice and downloads.
The Disability Rights Commission - News Archive
http://www.drc-gb.org/newsroom/newsdetails.asp?id=633&section=2
Findings of the DRC concerning the usability of web sites for disabled people. Now covered by the DDA.
