The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 made it unlawful in the United Kingdom to discriminate against disabled people in employment, the provision of goods and services, education and transport, and it introduced the concept of reasonable adjustments, requiring organizations to actively remove barriers to disabled people's participation. It received royal assent on 8 November 1995, coming into force at various later dates, following a public campaign that included demonstrations by at least 100,000 people demanding an end to state and business discrimination against disabled people. Earlier UK discrimination statutes, the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, had made no provision for disability, so the act's reasonable-adjustment concept marked a shift from passive non-discrimination toward an active duty of inclusion.
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Enacted Year Enacted Date Jurisdiction Enacted ByParliament of the United Kingdom 1 Official Citation Legal StatusRepealed and replaced by the Equality Act 2010, except in Northern Ireland where it still applies 1 Legal Status
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The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50) (informally, and hereafter, the DDA) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which has now been repealed and replaced by the Equality Act 2010, except in Northern Ireland where the act still applies.
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The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50) (informally, and hereafter, the DDA) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which has now been repealed and replaced by the Equality Act 2010, except in Northern Ireland where the act still applies.
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The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50) (informally, and hereafter, the DDA) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which has now been repealed and replaced by the Equality Act 2010, except in Northern Ireland where the act still applies.
Lead, first sentence, repeal clause
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50) (informally, and hereafter, the DDA) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which has now been repealed and replaced by the Equality Act 2010, except in Northern Ireland where the act still applies.
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The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50) (informally, and hereafter, the DDA) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which has now been repealed and replaced by the Equality Act 2010, except in Northern Ireland where the act still applies.
In Legal System: Law of the United Kingdom, Introduction
50) (informally, and hereafter, the DDA) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which has now been repealed and replaced by the Equality Act 2010, except in Northern Ireland where the act still applies.
In Group: Equality and Human Rights Acts of the United Kingdom and Ireland, Introduction, sentence 3
Formerly, it made it unlawful to discriminate against people in respect of their disabilities in relation to employment, the provision of goods and services, education and transport.
View the Source2. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (as enacted), legislation.gov.uk
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1995 CHAPTER 50
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[8th November 1995]
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1995 CHAPTER 50
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