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The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) aims to end the discrimination which many disabled people face. This Act gives disabled people rights in the areas of:
- employment
- access to goods, facilities and services
- buying or renting land or property.
Directgov website has the widest range of government information and services online. Use the Directgov website to find out about:
- the Disability Discrimination Act
- the Disability Rights Commission and the proposed Commission for Equality and Human Rights.
"Don't Leave Me Out" is an awareness-raising resource pack, which aims to provide an understanding of the exclusion issues faced by children and young people with disabilities. Find it on Museums, Libraries and Archives South East (MLA South East) website.
Disability Experts Database
An online tool to help organisations meet their disability access needs provides access to a database of over 200 disability trainers, auditors and consultants who have an interest or experience in working with museums, libraries and archives. Visit "Disability Experts Database" on the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) website.
Policy and Planning
In order to address the barriers to access and how they might be overcome you will need to include Access issues in your forward planning. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) publication, "Museums for the Many", outlines standards for museums and galleries to use when developing access policies.
Downloads
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MLA South East resource pack Don't Leave Me Out (PDF, 1.73 MB).
Useful Websites
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Directgov for Disabled People Home Page.
DCMS website for the publication Museums for the Many (PDF, 148Kb).
Equality and Human Rights Commission for more information.
The Group for Education in Museums website has guidance sheets on the Disability Discrimination Act.