Summary
Under Section 49A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), as amended by Article 5 of the Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (DDO), the Department is required when carrying out its functions to have due regard to the need to promote positive attitudes towards disabled people and encourage participation by disabled people in public life.
Documents
- Disability action plan consultation letter
- Draft disability action plan
- Draft disability action plan
- Draft disability action plan consultation document
Consultation description
The Department has produced a revised draft Disability Action Plan (January 2012 – December 2014) and would welcome your comments on the proposed action measures or views on other ways in which the commitment to these duties could be better demonstrated.
The consultation period will run for 14 weeks from 22 July 2011 to 28 October 2011.
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.