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Disability Equality Duty
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Disability Equality Duty
The Disability Equality Duty came into force on Monday 4 December 2006.
This new legal duty is part of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 and requires local authorities to be proactive in ensuring that disabled people are treated fairly.
This is not just about improving access to buildings or making adjustments to services for individual people - other parts of the Disability Discrimination Act have already covered these areas.
It’s about making sure that local authorities include disabled people and disability equality in policy development and actions from the beginning, rather than only thinking about it and adding it in at the end of the process.
Ultimately, it’s about trying to make sure local authorities get things right for everyone.
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