Research Briefing
Assistance and guide dog owners can face discrimination when seeking to use services such as taxis and restaurants. This is prohibited by the Equality Act 2010. There have been calls for more action to tackle the issue.
Debate Pack
On Thursday 30 June MPs will take part in a Westminster Hall debate on NHS England's Action Plan on Hearing Loss and the adult hearing service commissioning framework. This debate will be opened by Jim Fitzpatrick MP. This House of Commons Library debate pack includes recent press articles, Parliamentary material and links to further reading on audiology services.
Research Briefing
This briefing paper explores the current on and off screen diversity in public service broadcasting, including policies in place to improve the diversity of the television workforce. It also summarises the available statistics.
Research Briefing
This briefing gives details of the new Disabled Students' Allowances which were announced on 2 December 2015, the changes will come into effect in 2016/17. The changes aim to improve value for money and rebalance the distribution of responsibility for disabled students between HEIs and the Government. The briefing gives details of the new system, highlights issues and contains comment, it follows on from library briefing paper SN/SP/6013, Changes to the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA), 14 October 2014.
Research Briefing
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides an overview of the duties owed by providers of goods, services and facilities to ensure that they do not discriminate against disabled people in accessing these goods, facilities and services.
Research Briefing
Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators.
Research Briefing
An overview of rights and benefits afforded to carers in law, covering local authority assessments, employment rights, benefits and protection from discrimination.
Research Briefing
This note gives a brief overview of the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) and outlines proposed changes to the grant
Research Briefing
Disabled access to historic and listed buildings. By Wendy Wilson. SN/SP/3007. This note explains the interaction of duties imposed on service providers to ensure access for disabled people under the Equality Act 2010 with the role of English Heritage and planning authorities in ensuring that the character of these buildings is maintained.
Research Briefing
Under its 'Renewed Social Agenda' the European Commission adopted on 2 July 2008 a non-discrimination package including a proposal for a new directive on equal treatment prohibiting discrimination on grounds of age, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief outside the employment sphere. This Note brings together documents relevant to the proposed "Equal Treatment Directive" and its scrutiny in the UK and EU.
Research Briefing
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on statistics on equality and discrimination from 2009.
Research Briefing
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on employment and training programmes for the disabled from 2007.
Research Briefing
Equality Bill (HL) (Bill 85 of 2005-06). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/77
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