Disability Discrimination in UK Law
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Domesticating Disability Discrimination
This paper presents a brief overview of disability discrimination legislation in Australia over the last two decades. The documentation of the Australian experience may he of interest to jurisdicti...
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The Disability Discrimination Act 1995
The Disability Discrimination Act means that disabled people have new rights in employment and when accessing goods, facilities and services. Libraries need to consider whether they are covered by ...
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Disability Discrimination and Immigration in Australia
In order for an application for migration to Australia to be successful, potential migrants must meet various criteria, including specific requirements relating to hea...
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Caring for the Disabled? New Boundaries in Disability Discrimination
The scope of the disability‐related less favourable treatment provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 has been reduced by the House of Lords in a housing case, London Borough of Lewish...
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Mental health disability discrimination
This article analyses data collected on mental health discrimination (MHD) litigation in Britain between 2005 and 2012. The data on MHD litigation are presented by an examination of the following: ...
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Disability, perceived discrimination and political participation
Disability affects the lives of hundreds of millions across the world. People with disabilities often experience discrimination and unequal treatment. Sometimes the mere categorization of people in...
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Disability Discrimination and Higher Education in England and Wales and Australia Compared
In its original form the provisions of the UK Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) contained little of practical help to students with disabilities. This situation was rectified when the Specia...
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‘Disability’ and ‘Discrimination’ in the Context of Disability Discrimination Legislation: The UK and Australian Acts Compared
Both the Commonwealth of Australia and the UK now have in place anti-disability discrimination legislation. In the example of the Commonwealth, that legislation reflected a positive desire by the c...
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Equal Treatment, Fault-Based Liability, and Disability-Related-Discrimination
This case concerns the meaning disability-related-discrimination. It centred on the housing or ‘premises’ provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995), but this House of Lords’ j...
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Tackling disability-based discrimination in international and European law
Discrimination against people with disabilities remains one of the greatest human rights issues of our time. This article represents a critical overview of international, and in particular European...
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