Disability

Lesbian, gay and bisexual people suffer in the same way that heterosexual people suffer, because of their disablement. It seems incredible in a minority group such as lesbian, gay and bisexual people, that they often themselves discriminate against other minority groups, where negative views lead to people having no support network or social life because of their disability.

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 was passed to introduce legislation to end this discrimination. It protects disabled people in areas such as employment, the provision of goods and services, facilities, and the selling, letting or managing of land or premises.

Educational establishments are required to provide information for disabled people and the Government can set minimum standards to assist disabled people to use public transport.

The development of the legislation is ongoing and has been sigificantly extended by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. Education premises, shop premises, work premises and places of worship are required to adapt to allow access to disabled people in order that disabled people can live their lives without being forced to rely on others.