Building surveying > Disability Discrimination Act
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Disability discrimination case study: That includes everyone
10 May 2010
Are our buildings really accessible to all? Jan Ambrose shares her personal experience. In October 2007, Paul Swift wrote about the limitations to accessibility of his home when...
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Equality Bill
19 November 2009
Martin McConaghy and Mark Heighton give a brief insight into the planned replacement of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and some of the key issues for built environment...
Summary
This section covers this complex legislation together with its supporting regulations and orders including advice on 'reasonableness' in the context of the DDA. It includes guidance on: the practical application of the DDA; associated subject matters such as dilapidations and landlord and tenant; advising clients on the DDA and access-related matters; topical issues such as Access Statements, landlord responsibilities for common parts.
This section is maintained by Mark Ratcliff.
Resources
- Glossary
- Features
- Forms
- Legislation
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Worksmart tools
- Contract Administrator
- ProForms
- Survey Writer
- DDA at a glance
- Disability facts
- The purpose of the DDA
- The DDA and surveyors
- Benefits of the DDA to clients
- Territorial coverage of the DDA
- DDA and Approved Document M - what's the difference?
- Current standards and design guidance
- What is defined as a disability?
- The DDA and 'compliance'
- Reasonableness under the DDA
- Listed buildings and conservation areas
- Landlord and tenant
- Who is exempt from the DDA?
- Terminology
- Experience and qualifications of advisors
- The DDA in practice
- Access audits and reports
- Desktop and other audits
- Access Statements (planning and Building Control)
- BS 8300 index
- Primary DDA legislation
- DDA 2005
- Regulations
- Codes of practice
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Key cases
- DDA cases
- DDA cases - Council of the City of Manchester v Sharon Romano and Council of the City of Manchester v Yvonne Samari (2004) EWCA Civ 834
- DDA case - Keith Roads v Central Trains (2004) EWCA Civ 1541
- DDA case - Robert Ross v Ryanair and Stansted Airport (2004) EWCA Civ 1751
- DDA - other Part 3 related cases
- Part M case - Enforcement of Building Regulations through section 36 of the Building Act 1984
- Part M case - M3 (sanitary conveniences)
- Part M case - M2 (access and use)
- Part M case - M2 (access and use)
- Part M case - M1 (access and use)
- Key legal issues
- Further DDA information