Disability Discrimination 1995

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The aim of the legislation is to make discrimination against disabled people unlawful, both in respect of employment, education and access of good services and premises.

This act protects job applications, employees, contract workers and self-employed people from discrimination.

Advantages

Promotes equality while challenging stereotype and prejudices for example those who work in care organisations have to now ensure that they work in a way that they respect the rights of all disabled people.

Legislation protects and promotes rights of disable people though legislation.

Disadvantages

Discrimination still exists particularly indirect discrimination which is when there are policy, practices or rules which applies to everyone in the same way, but has a worse effect on some people such as disabled people.

Not all organisations will support this legislation.

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