What is Discrimination?
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) was written to introduce new measures that identify and prevent discrimination occurring when -- A disabled person is treated less favourably than someone else
- The treatment is for a reason relating to the person's disability
- The treatment cannot be justified
- In some situations, less favourable treatment may amount to "direct discrimination" and this cannot be justified.
And discrimination may also occur where:
- there is a failure to make a reasonable adjustment for a disabled person
If you are disabled or have had a disability, the DDA makes it unlawful for you to be discriminated against in:
- Employment
- Access to goods, facilities and services
- The management, buying or renting of land or property
- Education
And there is additional legislation, apart from the DDA, that protects your rights of equal access to:
The Disability Law Service has over 30 year of experience in battling discrimination, and has won cases and consequential rulings that continue to benefit the lives of disabled people in this country.
If you feel that you are being discriminated against then contact our adviceline.