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The Disability Discrimination Act

The DDA and access for disabled people – What does my sports club need to know?

This subject creates a great deal of fear for many small clubs and organisations, especially when they are run by volunteers. This Quick Guide will hopefully help to guide you on the key issues, and direct you to sources of further support.

The DDA Quick Guide covers the following topics:

Disability Discrimination Act> background to the Disability Discrimination Act
> what is disability (according to the DDA)?
> how might clubs be discriminating against disabled people?
> so what is reasonable?
> so what does this mean?
> reasonable adjustments
> so what is the DDA?
> useful contacts
> more help from runningsports

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