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Revising Disability Equality Schemes briefing
Guidance on revising Disability Equality Schemes to meet the requirements of the Disability Equality Duty
The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 introduced the Disability Equality Duty, requiring higher education institutions to produce a Disability Equality Scheme.
Most institutions must revise and publish their Disability Equality Scheme by 4 December 2009 in order to meet the legal requirements of the Disability Equality Duty.
This briefing reminds institutions of the essential components of a Disability Equality Scheme, outlines the legal requirements and highlights elements that could be included in the revised plan.
Areas covered in the briefing include:
- Background to the DES
- Why revise the DES?
- What is the purpose of the revised Scheme?
- What information should be used to revise the Scheme?
- What should a DES include?
- Publication of the Scheme
- Enforcement of the Disability Equality Duty
- Single Equality Schemes
- What will happen under the Equality Bill?
- Key resources
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