Disability Discrimination Act 1995 - Consultation Process
The part of the Act requiring service providers to make adjustments where physical features hinder access to their services for disabled people comes into force on 1 October 2004. It is unclear exactly how these provisions of the Act will be implemented in practice. Now the government and the Disability Rights Commission have launched a consultation process on this part of the Act.
Comments are being sought on four documents:
1. the DRC's proposals for a new Code of Practice
2. the Government's proposals for supporting Regulations
3. a practical guide prodcued by the Disability Rights Commission for smaller service providers on making premises accessible
4. the Government's Regulatory Impact Assessment
These documents can be found at www.disability.gov.uk/consultation.html.
Any comments are required by 8th August 2000.
If you have any further queries on the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 please contact Mark Heighton at mrh@cms-cmck.com or Angela Watts at agw@cms-cmck.com or on +44 (0)20 367 3000.
