disability discrimination act articles, videos, photos and opinions

Sort by Relevance | Date | Popularity

Barclays signs up to Make Money Talk to blind users

...improvements to the accessibility of their ATM network since 1995 when the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) first came in to force. Furthermore, they have been... Read more

22 November, 2011

US to tighten accessibility law

A number of organisations in the US will have a legal duty to make their websites accessible to disabled people under... Read more

5 August, 2010

Devs urged to keep web access in mind

...a claim against the company under the Equality Act 2010 or the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Read more

2 June, 2010

Lawyer warns that PDFs fail on accessibility

...forgotten, even by those companies that are striving to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). The DDA, first introduced in 1995 but revised in... Read more

1 May, 2007 by David Meyer

Disabled jobseekers snubbed by employers

...do not have the facilities to employ disabled people, even though the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 states they must remove or alter any physical barriers... Read more

15 March, 2002 by Kimberley Rothwell

UK Web sites face new accessibility rules

...be settled in court. Until now there has been ambiguity over the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, because the wording of the Act does not specifically... Read more

27 February, 2002 by Matt Loney

This is not just web accessibility; this is M&S web accessibility

...The legal requirements for the accessibility of websites set out by the Disability Discrimination Act and the basics of accessibility are broadly agreed to actually... Read more

23 February, 2010

Body scanners may be illegal, says rights watchdog

...the Race Relations Act 1976, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 or the Disability Discrimination Act 1995." In the letter, Phillips said a full equality impact... Read more

16 February, 2010 by Tom Espiner
A hundred million reasons for revamping site access

A hundred million reasons for revamping site access

...guidelines on making sites mobile-friendly, helping your sites conform to the Disability Discrimination Act, as well as writing the specifications for some of the... Read more

9 February, 2010 by Bruce Lawson

Call for law to improve websites for disabled

...e-accessibility in the UK is already a legal obligation under the Disability Discrimination Act. However, Robertson added that this was not well-known among... Read more

2 October, 2009 by Tom Espiner
2009: The year websites become accessible to all

2009: The year websites become accessible to all

...was member of the drafting committee]. While this is not law — the Disability Discrimination Act and associated guidance already refer to websites — British Standards are... Read more

21 January, 2009 by Bruce Lawson

Disability legislation puts onus on IT managers

...into the everyday ways that they operate. It was created under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 2005, which was first passed in 1995, but revised... Read more

31 October, 2006 by Cath Everett

Truly inclusive technology

...UK adults aged between 16 and 24 are currently covered by the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), this figure increases to 44 percent in the 50... Read more

29 October, 2006 by Cath Everett

Web 2.0: A step backwards for accessibility?

...on? The WCAG standards have been around since May 1999 and the Disability Discrimination Act was passed four years before that, so why do neither... Read more

29 October, 2006 by Cath Everett
Perceiving the true potential of technology

Perceiving the true potential of technology

...to grips with the assistive technology they need. But there is the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and there's also a new law, the Discrimination... Read more

29 October, 2006 by Cath Everett

Get ZDNet UK's daily newsletter

Enter your email address to sign up

ZDNet UK Live

Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

10 hours ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
dede0202

Hello ALL USERS OF THE PIRATE BAY I WOULD PUT AN EXPLANATION ON PIRACY Story Idea ILLIGALE AND SHARING THOSE THAT NET Dissent NOT WELL BUT TO CA...

19 hours ago by dede0202 on The Pirate Bay infringes copyright, High Court decides
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

19 hours ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

1 day ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Roberto_Store

Now On Sale, Unlocked iPhone 4S / Galaxy Note In Factory Box. Roberto-Techie(UK) ”Now on Sales” Smartphone, Android,Tablets,Gadget &...

1 day ago by Roberto_Store on Samsung Galaxy S III lined up for sale
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

1 day ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

1 day ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

2 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything
Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

2 days ago by Jason Burchell via Facebook on Music industry negotiating over 24-bit downloads
Philip Charles Cohen

Read about it and weep, John Donahoe ... In addition to Visa’s V.me, there is now MasterCard’s PayPass digital wallet soon to arrive; another...

2 days ago by Philip Charles Cohen via Facebook on PayPal takes phone-based payments to the high street
apexwm

Leslie Satenstein : Where have you ever seen Mozilla even mention this? Firefox is the most popular browser in the GNU/Linux OS, so I don't see...

2 days ago by apexwm on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
songmaster

SHleG: Do you remember building a clockwork scorpion kit (I'm pretty sure I have a photo of it somewhere) — I think it was called something like...

2 days ago by songmaster on Software with everything
Chris Wortman

Good I love Yahoo! Their search engine is getting better than Google as of late. I find more of what I want on the first page, and usually within...

2 days ago by Chris Wortman via Facebook on Linux Mint 13 ramps up for KDE release
PatrickG

openhgs has made the point for Windows 8 multiple monitors without realising it! With Windows 7 you have to switch the mouse and so your focus...

2 days ago by PatrickG on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
Leslie Satenstein

Mozilla has threatened to stop supporting Linux. I guess that UBUNTU is going with another browser. I indicated that if Mozilla stops supporting...

2 days ago by Leslie Satenstein via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
Andy Bolstridge

Much as I abhor Microsoft's licensing practices, this is almost certainly down to purchasing IT equipment via 3rd party consultants - you get the...

2 days ago by Andy Bolstridge via Facebook on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
Jack Schofield

@openhgs Windows users have had multiple desktops since Linus started writing Linux. They just haven't shipped as standard because not enough...

3 days ago by Jack Schofield on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
Jack Schofield

@Phil at Cloud4 What, Microsoft gets £1,200 per PC and £1,622 per server? Gosh, I'm amazed....

3 days ago by Jack Schofield on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
craigsc

You guys have no idea what is going on at Autonomy. Autonomy could have been a much more profitable organization. The sales operations at Autonomy...

3 days ago by craigsc on HP cuts 27,000 staff as Autonomy chief Lynch leaves
Moley

How does this impact on dual or multi booting? Seems to me to more or less prohibit this, from Windows 8 anyway. Will Grub 2 recognise Windows 8,...

3 days ago by Moley on Windows 8 start-up speed forces USB boot workaround