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==List of disability discrimination acts== |
==List of disability discrimination acts== |
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*Australia |
*Australia: [[Disability Discrimination Act 1992]] |
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* Cambodia: Law on the Protection and the Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities<ref>{{cite web|url= https://dac.gov.kh/images/pictures/pdf/english/Law-on-the-Protection-and-the-Promotion-of-the-Rights-of-Persons-with-Disabilities-2009.pdf |title= Law on the Protection and the Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |date= July 2009 |website= Disability Action Council |access-date= 21 January 2022}}</ref> |
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* Ghana: Persons with Disability Act, 2006 <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.modernghana.com/news/1021846/persons-with-disability-act-2006-act-715-14.html |title= Persons With Disability Act, 2006 (ACT 715) 14 Years Old And Review |last=Gyamfi |first= Esther Akua |date= 9 August 2020 |website= [[ModernGhana]] |access-date= 21 January 2022}}</ref> |
* Ghana: Persons with Disability Act, 2006 <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.modernghana.com/news/1021846/persons-with-disability-act-2006-act-715-14.html |title= Persons With Disability Act, 2006 (ACT 715) 14 Years Old And Review |last=Gyamfi |first= Esther Akua |date= 9 August 2020 |website= [[ModernGhana]] |access-date= 21 January 2022}}</ref> |
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* Hong Kong : Disability Discrimination Ordinance 1995 (see Disability Discrimination Act 1995 below) |
* Hong Kong : Disability Discrimination Ordinance 1995 (see Disability Discrimination Act 1995 below) |
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* Jamaica |
* Jamaica: Disabilities Act, 2014 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://japarliament.gov.jm/attachments/341_The%20Disabilities%20bill%202014%20No.13.pdf |title=The Disabilities Act, 2014 |website= Houses of Parliament |publisher=Government of Jamaica |access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> |
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* Nigeria |
* Nigeria: Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/01/25/nigeria-passes-disability-rights-law |title=Nigeria Passes Disability Rights Law |last=Ewang |first=Anietie |date=25 January 2019 |website= [[Human Rights Watch]] |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> |
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* Pakistan |
* Pakistan: [[National Policy for Persons with Disabilities 2002]] |
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* South Africa |
* South Africa: [[Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000]] |
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* United Kingdom |
* United Kingdom: [[Equality Act 2010]] (prior to October 2010 the relevant legislation was the [[Disability Discrimination Act 1995]] as amended) |
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* United States of America |
* United States of America: [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Disability discrimination|url=http://walkerlawsd.com/practice-areas/employment-law-and-litigation/disability-discrimination/|publisher=Walkerlawsd.com}}</ref> |
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* South Korea |
* South Korea: Prohibition of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities, 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elaw.klri.re.kr/kor_service/lawView.do?hseq=46425&lang=ENG |title=(Translated)장애인차별금지 및 권리구제 등에 관한 법률(장애인 차별 금지법) Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities, Remedy Against Infringement of Their Rights, etc. |language=ko, en}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, a number of countries have passed laws aimed at reducing discrimination against people with disabilities. These laws have begun to appear as the notion of civil rights has become more influential globally, and follow other forms of anti-discrimination and equal opportunity legislation aimed at preventing racial discrimination and sexism which began to emerge in the second half of the 20th century. Many of these Acts aim to reduce barriers for persons with disabilities in the areas of customer service, employment, built environment, transportation, and information and communications.[1]
List of disability discrimination acts
- Australia: Disability Discrimination Act 1992
- Cambodia: Law on the Protection and the Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities[2]
- Canada: Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2002), The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (2013)[3]
- Ghana: Persons with Disability Act, 2006 [4]
- Hong Kong : Disability Discrimination Ordinance 1995 (see Disability Discrimination Act 1995 below)
- Jamaica: Disabilities Act, 2014 [5]
- Nigeria: Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018[6]
- Pakistan: National Policy for Persons with Disabilities 2002
- South Africa: Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000
- United Kingdom: Equality Act 2010 (prior to October 2010 the relevant legislation was the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as amended)
- United States of America: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990[7]
- South Korea: Prohibition of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities, 2008[8]
See also
References
- ^ Justice, Manitoba. "Manitoba Laws".
- ^ "Law on the Protection and the Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" (PDF). Disability Action Council. July 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "The Accessibility for Manitobans Act".
- ^ Gyamfi, Esther Akua (9 August 2020). "Persons With Disability Act, 2006 (ACT 715) 14 Years Old And Review". ModernGhana. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "The Disabilities Act, 2014" (PDF). Houses of Parliament. Government of Jamaica. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Ewang, Anietie (25 January 2019). "Nigeria Passes Disability Rights Law". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Disability discrimination". Walkerlawsd.com.
- ^ "(Translated)장애인차별금지 및 권리구제 등에 관한 법률(장애인 차별 금지법) Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities, Remedy Against Infringement of Their Rights, etc" (in Korean and English).