General Flashcards
1
Q
What is the main piece of legislation covering disability.
A
The Equality Act 2010
2
Q
What legal rights does the Equality Act Provide?
A
Employment: unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a disabled person and requires that they make reasonable adjustments for disabled people.
Education: unlawful for education providers to discriminate against disabled students.
Access to goods, services, facilities and premises
Health: accessing health services, including social services, doctors’ surgeries and hospitals.
Functions of public bodies: requires public bodies to consider disabled people in their daily operations of policy making and the delivery of services.
