Disability Discrimination Act 1995
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Disability_Discrimination_Act_2005
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
education
housing public services employment transport |
| gptkbp:contains |
definition of disability
|
| gptkbp:effectiveDate |
1996-12-02
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
|
| gptkbp:impact |
community engagement
education access employment opportunities for disabled individuals increased accessibility public awareness campaigns social inclusion sports participation access to technology transport services volunteering opportunities transport accessibility cultural participation housing rights community support services employment support services service provision research on disability issues advocacy for disabled individuals awareness of disability rights public sector duties disability equality training government policies on disability legal framework for disability rights legal obligations for businesses monitoring of disability discrimination policy development for disability rights private sector responsibilities public spaces accessibility healthcare_access |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
European_Union_directives
|
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:David_Blunkett
|
| gptkbp:provides |
legal recourse for discrimination
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
prohibit discrimination against disabled individuals
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
human rights
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Equality Act 2010
|
| gptkbp:requires |
reasonable adjustments
|