Disability Discrimination Act 1995
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The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is a UK law that established key rights and protections for disabled people by prohibiting discrimination in areas such as employment, access to goods and services, and education.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
education providers
ⓘ
employers ⓘ landlords ⓘ providers of goods and facilities ⓘ service providers ⓘ transport providers ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBody | Disability Rights Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesConcept |
disability
ⓘ
disabled person ⓘ discrimination against disabled persons ⓘ less favourable treatment ⓘ reasonable adjustments ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Employment Tribunals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil courts ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Conservative government of John Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyRepealedBy | Equality Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to establish rights for disabled people in access to goods, facilities and services
ⓘ
to establish rights for disabled people in education ⓘ to establish rights for disabled people in employment ⓘ to establish rights for disabled people in the provision of premises ⓘ to prohibit discrimination against disabled people ⓘ |
| prohibits |
direct discrimination against disabled people
ⓘ
disability-related discrimination ⓘ harassment of disabled people ⓘ victimisation of disabled people ⓘ |
| requires |
reasonable adjustments by employers
ⓘ
reasonable adjustments by service providers ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1995-11-08 ⓘ |
| sectorCovered |
access to goods, facilities and services
ⓘ
education ⓘ employment ⓘ housing ⓘ transport ⓘ |
| shortName | DDA 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInGreatBritain | largely superseded ⓘ |
| stillInForceInPart | Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
anti-discrimination law
ⓘ
disability discrimination ⓘ equality law ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Equality Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfRightProtected | civil rights of disabled people ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1995 ⓘ |
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