Disability Discrimination Act 2005
In April 2005 a new Disability Discrimination Act was passed by Parliament, which amends or extends existing provisions in the DDA 1995, including:
- Making it unlawful for operators of transport vehicles to discriminate against disabled people
- Making it easier for disabled people to rent property and for tenants to make disability-related adaptations
- Making sure that private clubs with 25 or more members cannot keep disabled people out, just because they have a disability
- Extending protection to cover people who have HIV, cancer and multiple sclerosis from the moment they are diagnosed
- Ensuring that discrimination law covers all the activities of the public sector
- Requiring public bodies to promote equality of opportunity for disabled people
Some of the new laws - including the increased protection for people who have HIV, cancer and multiple sclerosis - came into force in December 2005. Others changes came into force in December 2006.
You can read all about the act and what it means to you by clicking the links below.