2005 Disability Discrimination Act Articles

The Conservative government is proud of pointing to its track record on disability; it was in power when it legislated for the Disability Discrimination Act, under pressure from a Labour opposition. But it is far too easy to pass legislation without tackling...

Many of us have just celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act. Not because it was a great piece of legislation – it wasn’t. But it was a major achievement for disabled people in the long campaign for equal rights. The disability...

The last three years have probably been the most threatening for disabled people and their families. After 15 years of sustained progress from the Conservative government's Disability Discrimination Act in 1995 to the groundbreaking Making Rights a Reality for...