disability discrimination act

Question 1

what is this act about

Answer 1

this act is concerned with the equal treatment of disabled people and makes discrimination illegal against disabled people solely on the basis of their disability

Question 2

4 mains criteria for disability

Answer 2

• physical= medical evidence is require for this
• ability to carry out daily activities= one will experience difficult with things such as mobility continence, memory, speech etc..
• substansial adverse effect= means the impairment must be more than minor, and may get worse over time
• long-term

Question 3

employment and training

Answer 3

an explorer is considered to have discriminated against a disabled person if he/she is treated less favourably than non-disabled people.
employers are required to make reasonable adjustments to the working environments to enable disabled people to work

Question 4

education

Answer 4

not allowed to discriminate against disabled people in terms of access of education