Equality Act 2010: Make reasonable adjustments with Dolphin

The UK Government has today announced the immediate implementation of the Equality Act 2010.

The Act brings together nine separate pieces of legislation into one single Act, simplifying the law and strengthening it in important ways to help tackle discrimination and inequality.

The Act obligates all employers and service providers (including schools, higher and further education) to provide equal opportunities to all employees and service users.

Part 2 of the Act includes the key concepts which are upheld throughout the Act. Chapter 2; Prohibited conduct, highlights the following adjustments for stakeholders are to provide:

Do not leave employees and service users at a disadvantage:

"20 (3) The first requirement is a requirement, where a provision, criterion or practice of A's puts a disabled person at a substantial disadvantage in relation to a relevant matter in comparison with persons who are not disabled, to take such steps as it is reasonable to have to take to avoid the disadvantage.

20 (4) The second requirement is a requirement, where a physical feature puts a disabled person at a substantial disadvantage in relation to a relevant matter in comparison with persons who are not disabled, to take such steps as it is reasonable to have to take to avoid the disadvantage."

 

Provide auxiliary aids (including assistive technology solutions) to employees and service users with disabilities:

"20 (5) The third requirement is a requirement, where a disabled person would, but for the provision of an auxiliary aid, be put at a substantial disadvantage in relation to a relevant matter in comparison with persons who are not disabled, to take such steps as it is reasonable to have to take to provide the auxiliary aid."

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Provide employees and service users with disabilities with information in an alternative or accessible format:

"20 (6) Where the first or third requirement relates to the provision of information, the steps which it is reasonable for A to have to take include steps for ensuring that in the circumstances concerned the information is provided in an accessible format."

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