NCC Members have free access to this Guideline on the Principia website.

Since 1995 disability discrimination has been added to the list of social intolerances that also includes age, race, gender, religion, belief, and sexual orientation. Today, treating a disabled person less favourably than someone who is able bodied can be unlawful. However, with disability discrimination, it is not simply a case of changing attitudes, although this is clearly important. Compliance with the law could also result in increased costs for businesses. These Guidelines look at:

• Who has a 'disability' under the DDA?
• The Disability Rights Commission
• Discrimination in relation to provision of services, goods and facilities to members of the Public
• DDA considerations in relation to Employment
• Consequences of failure to comply with the DDA
• Top tips for compliance with the DDA

These Guidelines are not formal legal advice, but instead aim to empower business management and decision-makers responsible for ICT-related projects with business intelligence on how to ensure that their organisations comply with disability discrimination law.