Contents
Disability
Discrimination Act 1995
Coverage of Circular
Independent
schools, CTCs and non-maintained special schools
Definition of disability
Meaning of discrimination
Further advice and guidance
Employment
provisions in Part II of the DDA
Staff covered by the
employment provisions
Exemption for "small
employers"
Calculating the
number of employees at the school
Responsibilities
of LEAs and governing bodies in complying with the employment provisions
Circumstances
in which less favourable treatment is justified
Reasonable adjustments
Examples of reasonable adjustments
Circumstances in
which adjustments are not required
Paying for adjustments
Adjustments to school premises
Issues
to consider in order to avoid discriminating against prospective employees
Job advertisements and
application forms
Selection criteria
Interview procedure
The job offer
Positive action in favour
of disabled people
Issues
to consider in order to avoid discriminating against existing employees and those who
become disabled or who have a disability which worsens
Dismissal proceedings
Costs and
compensation awarded by Industrial Tribunals
Further advice and guidance
Chapter 3 - Rights of Access to Goods, Facilities and Services
The
rights of access to goods, facilities and services in Part III of the DDA
Provision of education
Other educational services
Provision of non-educational
services
Responsibility
for complying with the rights of access to goods, facilities and services
Complying
with the first of the rights of access to goods, facilities and services
Cost
Circumstances
in which less favourable treatment is justified
Complaints under the Act
Later rights
of access to goods, facilities and services
Further advice and guidance
Chapter 4 - Publications of Information in Governing Bodies' Annual
Reports
New requirements to publish information about arrangements for disabled pupils
Implications of the transport provisions in Part V of the DDA for home to school transport
Annexes
Annex 1: What is meant by "disability"
Annex 2: Further advice and guidance on the DDA
