Learn about how it's against the law to discriminate against a person with a disability by reading the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA).
Find out more about disability discrimination in employment, access to goods and services, education, public transport.
Disability discrimination ; Discrimination complaints · 46% of complaints received by the Australian Human Rights Commission in 2022–23 were about disability discrimination. ; Experience of discrimination · In 2018, 1 in 6 (16%) people aged 15–64 with disability said they have experienced disability discrimination in the previous year. ; Avoiding situations · In 2018, 4 in 9 (44%) people aged 15–64 with disability said they had avoided situations in the previous year because of their disability.
Page content ; Revised version approved by the OHRC: June 27, 2016 PDF recommended for assistive technology This document replaces the Policy and guidelines on disability and the duty to accommodate (2001) · In Canada and across the world, people with disabilities have long experienced abuse, neglect, exclusion, marginalization and discrimination. This negative treatment has included restrictive immigration policies preventing people with disabilities from entering the country; involuntary sterilization to prevent people with disabilities from ...
What is disability discrimination? We explain its definition, what the Equality Act covers and what constitutes discrimination.
This page links to resources concerning disability discrimination, including relevant laws and faqs.
Disability discrimination is when a person with a disability is treated less favourably than a person without the disability in the same or similar circumstances.
Ableism, type of discrimination in which able-bodied individuals are viewed as normal and superior to those with a disability, resulting in prejudice toward the latter. The modern concept of ableis...
What disability discrimination is, what you can do if you experience it at work, and what employers should do.
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