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LibLabUK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-01-04 09:54 AM
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Landmark day for people with disabilities in the UK - DDA
The final stage of the Disability Descrimination Act (DDA) comes into effect. The DDA will affect 17% of the population.

What do you guys think of it?
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Fovea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-01-04 10:11 AM
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1. I think it is the truth ...
17% with disabilities sounds pretty right on.

It is shaming to see humanity and compassion at work in real democracies, even ones that are facing their own governmental lying problems.
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-01-04 12:43 PM
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2. I think it's great IF it's actually put into practice
A friend of mine is a blind university lecturer, and was essentially driven out of his previous university by superiors who blatantly flouted the existing DDA.
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LibLabUK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-01-04 03:24 PM
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3. Hmm..
That sounds like grounds for a "constructive dismissal" claim.
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-03-04 05:51 AM
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4. Could well be...
But then people risk being labelled as a 'troublemaker' and having trouble getting other jobs. I know more than one person who has decided not to make a claim for such reasons. It's sad.
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