Useful Links

Disabilities

The Equality Act 2010 became law in October 2010. 

The Act replaces existing anti-discrimination laws with a single Act.  It covers the same groups that were protected by existing equality legislation – age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity;  race;  religion or belief; sex; and sexual orientation.

Types of discrimination covered now include:

• Direct Discrimination
• Associative Discrimination
• Discrimination by Perception
• Indirect Discrimination
• Harassment
• Harassment by a Third Party
• Victimisation

For further information go to the website of the Government Equalities Office http://www.equalities.gov.uk/Default.aspx.

 

Forward Mid

Forward Mid is a Midlothian group led by people with disabilities - the Forward Mid website -www.forwardmid.org.uk includes links to other useful websites and organisations.

Forward Mid also publishes the Directory for Disabled People Living in Midlothian 2010 - download pdf file (2.1mb) or access on the Forward Mid website

 

Midlothian Community Care Forum (MCCF)

The MCCF website - http://mccf.mvacvs.org.uk/ - includes links to a number of useful websites of Statutory Bodies and Support Organisations for disabled and older people and children.

 

Further Information

• MVA "Sources of Information" Lists - MVA has produced Lists of Information Sources, including a Disability one which is available to download from the MVA Publications web page.

• MVA Equal Opportunities Link page - http://www.mvacvs.org.uk/information/links/disc_hr.html

 

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