How national initiatives promote anti discriminatory practice
The disability discrimination act was started in 1995 but was later updated in 2005 and what it aim is to put an end to discrimination which is aimed at the disabled in any different situations for example not be able to go a certain school because it does not have ramps or a lift within the building which will enable a student from learning where they want to learn or there not being a ramp to get onto the local buses which would stop the disabled in wheel chairs from travailing when they want and will result in them becoming more dependent on other which could lead to a low self-esteem problem and what the disability act does makes it illegal to do things like that without a justified reason. Physical disability is not the only type of disability there are other type which are under the disability discrimination act because mental disability also comes into it but only if the mental illness effect the persons day to day life and it makes them unable to certain important things by themselves without help and also if they once had effecting day to day illness in the past. The way that the disability discrimination act covers people is by how much they are affected by their mental or physical disability so for example someone may suffer from depression but they may not be affected by it a great deal so they might not be classes as disabled but if someone is seriously disabled but they do not see themselves has being disabled they still are covered by the disability discrimination act for example if someone was missing a leg they will be classed as physically disabled but because they are able to do everything but themselves without the need of assistance by using a wheel chair and walking stick and did not think they where disabled but they still are.
The mental capacity act was stated in 2005 and its main aim is to try and give empowerment to the vulnerable people who are unable to make any...