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Disability Discrimination Act 1995: implementation of Section 21
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Last modified date:26 June 2007
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Series number:15454
Guidance and training on Section 21 of the Disability Discrimination Act: the section of the Act with implications for health service provision, practice, policies and procedures.
Disability awareness training - questions and answers
For details of "Welcoming Patients with Disabilities"
(the distance learning package for NHS staff), contact the Grass Roots Group, telephone 0870 870 5004.
Guidance publications
- Access to health service premises: audit checklist
- Working in partnership to implement section 21 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 across the National Health Service
- HSC 1999/156: Implementing section 21 of the disability Discrimination Act 1995 across the NHS
- Doubly disabled: Equality for disabled people in the new NHS - access to services
- HSC 1999/093: Doubly Disabled: Equality for disabled people in the new NHS
Looking Beyond Labels - Widening the employment opportunities for disabled people in the new NHS (April 2000)
This is a practical guide to NHS employers on the recruitment and retention of disabled staff in the NHS. It aims to assist NHS employers to recruit more people with a disability; develop flexible working practices to accommodate disabled workers; and promote greater understanding of disabled employees in the workplace.
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