Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Background

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The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 came into force on 2 December 2005.

The Act places duties on Employers, Service Providers and Education Providers not to discriminate against disabled people.

After the introduction of the employment provisions in the Act, between December 1996 and end of April 1999, over 5000 cases of discrimination have been taken to tribunal. This is more than those resulting from the sex discrimination and race relations legislation, taken over a similar period.

The duties on service providers are being introduced in three stages. Phases 1 and 2 were introduced in December 1996 and October 1999. The more onerous and final phase was introduced in October 2004.