Disability Equality Scheme
"At present disabled people do not have the same opportunities or choices as non-disabled people. Nor do they enjoy equal respect or full inclusion in society on an equal basis. The poverty, disadvantage and social exclusion experienced by many disabled people is not the inevitable result of their impairments or medical conditions, but rather stems from attitudinal and environmental barriers. This is known as 'the social model of disability', and provides a basis for the successful implementation of the duty to promote disability equality."
The Duty to Promote Disability Equality: Statutory Code of Practice - England and Wales
- Summary
- Foreword
- Introduction to the scheme
- Defra, what we do and how we are structured
- Our approach to disability equality
- Governance of the scheme
- The involvement of disabled and Deaf people in the development of the scheme
- Gathering and using information
- Equality Impact Assessment
- Defra as an employer
- Communication
- Case study - Natural England
- Action plans
- Appendices
Further Information:
If you wish to contact us about this scheme, please contact Jenny Duncan at Defra.
Diversity, CSR and Wellbeing at Work
Area 3C
3 - 8 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2HH
e-mail Jenny.Duncan@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Tel 0207 270 3074
Page last modified: 2 September 2008
Page published: 7 March 2008