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Government Affairs Website
Committee urges coherent action on disability discrimination
News Article 27 May 2004
The government's draft Disability Discrimination Bill should be toughened up in key areas, a parliamentary committee has recommended.
Forum of Private Business
Government Affairs Website
Ministers pledge to tackle discrimination
News Article 12 May 2004
The government has pledged to clamp down on discrimination based on race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation and age.
Charities call for end to age limit on benefits
News Article 29 April 2004
The government is facing calls to end age restrictions on disability benefits.
Concerns for small businesses over new disability laws
Press Review 19 April 2004
The Times reports that a number of heritage sites may have to close when new laws governing access for disabled people come into force.
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development: A-Z of Key Issues
Government Affairs Website Page
Websites warned over disabled users
Press Review 14 April 2004
Websites that are not user-friendly for disabled customers face unlimited compensation payments and legal costs of up to £50,000.
Website access 'denied to disabled people'
News Article 14 April 2004
Government efforts to provide services online have come under fire for their lack of accessibility for disabled people.
Forum Brief: Job broking programme
Policy Consultation 2 April 2004
Comment from: The Shaw Trust, the Institute of Directors, the Disabilities Trust and the Royal National Institute for the Blind
United Response: Welcome
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United Response
Government Affairs Website
Forum Brief: Disabled access
Policy Consultation 23 March 2004
Comment from the Disability Rights Commission and the Disabilities Trust.
Government under fire for treatment decision
News Article 3 March 2004
The health secretary has come under fire for the delayed implementation of a key treatment for blindness.
NHS 'does not provide for deaf patients'
News Article 3 March 2004
Poor provision for deaf and hard of hearing patients is costing the NHS through missed appointments, according to a new report.
