The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) aims to end the
discrimination which many disabled people face. This Act has been
significantly extended by the DDA 2005.
The Act gives disabled people rights in the area of:
- employment
- education
- access to goods, facilities and services, including larger
private clubs and transport services
- buying or renting land or property, including making it easier
for disabled people to rent property and for tenants to make
disability-related adaptations
- functions of public bodies, for example issuing of
licences.
In addition, this Act allows the Government to set minimum
standards so that disabled people can use public transport
easily.
The
Directgov website has some great up-to-date advice and
information on the Disability Discrimination Act, so it’s worth
checking that out too.