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Equality

How well is the UK performing on disability rights?

How well is the UK performing on disability rights?

This report is about the UK’s work on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It sets out the United Nations’ main concerns about disability rights in the UK. It lists over 80 recommendations for action by the UK Government and the devolved governments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

23rd January 2018

British Deaf Association to give evidence to Equality Act 2010 and Disability Committee

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Live BSL video from House of Lords – BDA’s oral evidence to Equality Act 2010 and Disability Committee.

26th October 2015

Guide to Reasonable Adjustment for Employers of Deaf People

Equality law recognises that bringing about equality for disabled people may mean changing the way in which employment is structured, the removal of physical barriers and/or providing extra support for a disabled worker.

12th August 2013

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