Disability Law In The Uk News
Marine City officials still considering fluoride issue (The Voice) - 12 Feb 2010
Nine months later Marine City officials are considering the merits of having fluoride in city water.
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London promotes Islamic banking (Zawya) - 10 Feb 2010
Abu Dhabi London is promoting Islamic banking which receives wide acceptance in the City and also acts as a bridge with the Islamic world, according to Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Nick Anstee.
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News Brief (Ekklesia) - 9 Feb 2010
In a speech aimed at calming the warring factions within the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury apologised to gay people for the way they had been vilified and overlooked - but then said that unelected bishops in parliament were right to oppose equality legislation requiring the church not to discriminate against them.
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Edward Turner, of Dignity in Dying, says Margo MacDonald's Bill would encourage suicide tourism to Scotland (Times Online) - 8 Feb 2010
Margo MacDonald’s assisted suicide Bill is “morally ambiguous” and would encourage suicide tourism to Scotland if it became law, a leading right-to-die campaigner has warned.
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Can you give us a review of your commission's road safety activities during the last yuletide? (AllAfrica.com) - 8 Feb 2010
Well, let me put it this way, of course when I took over, we looked at what was on ground, myself and my team, before I took over, we agreed that the best strategy was to build on that, and as we started, we had the various festivities, Ester break, Sallah celebration, as more like experiments, to test-run the strategies.
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Q+A’s Paul Holmes Interviews Tolley & Buutveld. (Scoop.co.nz) - 7 Feb 2010
PAUL: So the school year has started in a climate of some agro between the Primary Teachers' Union, the NZEI, the Principals and the government. At issue the government's new system of assessing the progress of our children from year 1 at primary school.
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Paralympic champion appointed to House of Lords (Yorkshire Post) - 6 Feb 2010
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson welcomed her appointment to the House of Lords yesterday with pride and a large dose of uninterest from her eight-year-old daughter.
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BBC accused of 'promoting euthanasia by ignoring rights of disabled' (Daily Telegraph) - 5 Feb 2010
The BBC has been accused of promoting euthanasia by a cross-party group of MPs who called on ministers to threaten to cut off the supply of public money to the broadcaster.
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DLA Piper denies lawyer’s discrimination claim (Law Society Gazette) - 3 Feb 2010
National firm DLA Piper has appeared before the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) this week to deny a lawyer’s claim that it discriminated against her on the grounds of her ‘perceived’ disability. read more
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Pope on UK collision course after attacking equality bill (MalaysiaNews.net) - 2 Feb 2010
London, Feb 2 (IANS) The head of the global Catholic church sparked anger among human rights campaigners in Britain Tuesday after saying proposed British legislation seeking to promote equality 'violates natural law.'
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Additional Resources
Disability - law, rights and regulations - need2know
Did you know there are 8.6 million people with disabilities in Britain. That's one in seven of the population. Click here for information on law, rights and regulations.
Disability discrimination links - stammering/stuttering
Links on disability discrimination law in the UK and around the world, with particular reference to stammering.
Disability Discrimination and Your Rights - About Equal Opportunities ...
Disability Discrimination and UK Law A variety of legislation outlaws discrimination against individuals living with disabilities and protects their human rights in the United ...
Special Education Lawyers and Disability Law Attorneys - Langley ...
Specialising in education law, with offices in Gloucester and Churchdown, this UK firm assists families with children who have SEN (special educational needs).
Web Accessibility - The legal Issue in the UK, UK Disability ...
The law with in the UK. The UK Disability Discrimination Act of 1995 states that it is unlawful for “a provider of services” to discriminate against a disabled person in ...
CIPD - Disability and employment
RUBENSTEIN, M. (2008) Discrimination: a guide to the relevant case law on sex, race, disability and ... 151 The Broadway, London SW19 1JQ, UK www.cipd.co.uk Incorporated by Royal ...
Disability Discrimination and the Law - About Equal Opportunities (UK)
Discrimination based on disability still exists in the UK, but there are many laws protecting the rights of individuals living with disabilities. This article discusses UK ...
Google Directory - Society > Law > Legal Information > Disabilities ...
DirectGov: Disabled People - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/ Government portal with information about disability rights and support in the UK.
Disability Law Service | Support | Patient UK
Disability Law Service - 39-45 Cavell Street London E1 2BP Tel (Advice Line): 020 7791 9800 Tel (Minicom): 020 7791 9801 Fax: 020 7791 9802 Web: www.dls.org.uk The Disability Law ...
IMPACT®: The public authority Disability Equality Duty becomes law
Today the so-called "Disability Equality Duty" becomes law in the UK. This applies to all UK public bodies, of which there are over 45,000. The Disability Rights Commission has ...
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