The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) aims to end the discrimination of disabled people by giving them rights in areas including employment and access to goods, facilities and services.
The employment rights and first rights of access came into force in December 1996; further rights of access came into force in October 1999 and the final rights of access, affecting premises, come into force in October 2004.
So what are the implications of the DDA for childcare providers and how will they have to respond to these latest rights of access awarded to both disabled parents and children?
Which settings are covered by which part of the DDA?
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