Legislation & Other Drivers for Change

• DDA 2005

  • In force since December 2006

• Duty to promote disability equality

  • Similar to the duty to promote race equality under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act

  • Positive duty - shift from a legal framework which relies on individual disabled people complaining about discrimination to one in which public sector becomes a proactive agent of change

• Disability Equality Scheme – published by each Key body

  • Annual progress reports to measure progress with regard to

    • the recruitment, retention and career development of staff

    • the accessibility of services to disabled people, and the suitability of those services to disabled people.