Transcript The DDA - Are You Aware?

The DDA – Are You Aware?
John Johnston
of
MCA Consultancy
www.mcaconsultancy.co.uk
The Disability Discrimination Act
(DDA) 1995
• Unlawful to discriminate against disabled
persons in connection with:
• Employment
• Provision of goods, facilities or services
• Disposal or management of premises
• Employment of disabled persons
• Establishment of a National Disability
Council (DRC)
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Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Disability
Employment
Discrimination in other Areas
Education (SENDA)
Public Transport
National Disability Council
Supplemental
Miscellaneous
What counts as a disability
according to the law?
• A mental or physical impairment
• Adverse effect on your ability to carry out
normal day-to-day activities
• Adverse effect is substantial
• Adverse effect is long-term (has lasted for
12 months, or is likely to last for more than
12 months or for the rest of your life)
Types of Discrimination
• Direct discrimination
• Failure to make reasonable adjustments
• Disability related discrimination
• Victimisation
Reasonable Adjustments
• Remove the feature
• Alter the feature
• Avoid the feature
• Alternative means
Reasonable Adjustments
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Effectiveness
Practicality
Cost
Disruption
Employers financial/other resources
Amount already spent
Availability of grants
Disability Awareness
Common Statements
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“We don’t get disabled people in here”
“But we have a disabled toilet”
Auditor – “Do you have an induction loop?”
Client – “Eh?” or “I don’t know how to work
it”
• “We have a ramp, do we comply?”
Disability Awareness
• Environment
• Communication
• Don’t stereotype – sub-normal, burden,
pitiable, sinister (Captain Hook), ridicule
(Mr Magoo)
• Publicity and information
Where to Start?
• Access audit
– Site visit
– Examination of existing premises, policies and
procedures
– Report
– Prioritised action plan
Audit = Compliance?
• No!
• ‘Snap-shot’
• Access audit is advice on improvements
• Step in the right direction
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Full weight of the law – 100% success rate
Types of discrimination
Reasonable adjustments
Disability awareness
Disability access audit
The DDA – Are You Aware?
Questions?
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