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Welcome to this website on stammering and UK disability discrimination law.

The site looks mainly at how the United Kingdom's Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (the DDA) applies to people who stammer. It also deals with social security benefits. "Stammering" is the same as "stuttering".

Sign the 'Stuttering is no joke' online petition, against YouTube videos of stammering being classified as 'comedy': www.petitiononline.com/nojoke

Mainly for people who stammer:

For business:

The DDA in outline

Not familiar with the DDA?. This gives you a broad outline.

Is the stammer a "disability"?

To fall within the DDA you need to have a "disability". A stammer will very often count as one.

Employment

Equal treatment and reasonable adjustments in the employment field. And when is discrimination justified?

Provision of services

People who stammer have rights as customers/clients of businesses and other service providers

Information for business

Information on this site and elsewhere for businesses and other organisations.

Education

Schools, and further and higher education.

Social security benefits

How does stammering affect your entitlement?

Sources of help and advice

for people who stammer, particularly on the DDA - advice agencies etc

Links

Internet links on the DDA and worldwide

Guidelines for service providers

Specifically aimed at businesses and others interested in access/customer service issues for people who stammer.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (www.equalityhumanrights.com) took over from the Disability Rights Commission on 1st October 2007. Some links on this website still need to be updated.

Additional Material:

Proposed changes
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Disability Equality Duty
Human Rights Act
European Union
International Instruments
About this website
About me and my partner
Disability hate crimes
Not wanting to be viewed as "disabled"
Site index.


I would be very interested to hear any comments on the web site, and indeed any personal experiences of discrimination or lack of it. Email: atyrer2000@yahoo.co.uk.

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