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Disability Equality Scheme
The Disability Equality Duty requires Public Authorities to:
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Promote equality of opportunity between disabled people and others
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Eliminate discrimination that is unlawful under the Disability
Discrimination Act
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Eliminate harassment of disabled people that is related to their disability
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Promote positive attitudes towards disabled people
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Encourage participation by disabled people in public life
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Take steps to meet disabled people's needs, even if this requires more favourable treatment.
Our first Disability Equality Scheme (DES) was published in 2006. Over the course of the last 3 years we have published not only the initial scheme and Action Plan, but annual updates in the Spring of 2008 and 2009. We have now published our DES 2009 -2012.
For more information about our disability equality scheme, please click here|||
Our Disability Equality Scheme will be reviewed in light of the changes to the Public Sector Equality Duty (Equality Act 2010), which is due to be enforced in April 2011.
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