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| Accessibility Legislation DDA Part 4 The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) requires education authorities to comply with current legislation concerning employment, provision of goods and services, facilities and services to the public. The provision of education and related services was originally excluded but the law had evolved since 2001 and under the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001, it is now illegal for any school to discriminate against pupils, whether they already attend or are due to start there. It is against the law to discriminate in
If a child has been discriminated against, parents or children can raise issues with schools or with Aberdeen City Council. If this fails to reach agreement, a case can be taken to the Sheriff court. With the consent of the responsible body a case can be referred to the Disability Rights Commission Conciliation Service. |
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Do you ever feel like you have to fish around for accessibility information? If so I've a got a hunch that you'll be pretty good at this particular game... | |||||||||||
| Glo Potter, Neighbourhood Services (Central), St Nicholas House, Broad St, Aberdeen, AB10 1BX. | ||||||||||||