Public bodies face disability law change
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New code of practice singles out IT systems The UK's 45,000 public bodies face a fundamental change to the way they operate with the arrival of new disability legislation, which came into force today.â¦
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New measures to combat graffiti, littering and fly-tipping will be at the centre of the assembly's latest request for more powers
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission plans to sponsor educational events and seminars aimed at reversing the steady decline in the number of federal employees with severe disabilities.
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The U.S. government has adopted a formal policy allowing people with disabilities to use Segway Personal Transporters inside federal buildings, at speeds of up to 3MPH.
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WHAT'S POSSIBLE: Social Security disability benefits may not be safe from the across-the-board cuts that are likely in President Bush's proposal to allow personal investment accounts.
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SACRAMENTO The governor&#39;s office says the next California Highway Patrol commissioner will have to curb widespread abuse of disability retirements and workers&#39; compensation claims.
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New laws outlawing ageism at work have come into effect throughout the UK.
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In one of the first enforcement actions of the Americans with Disabilities Act on the Internet, two major travel services have agreed to make sites more accessible to the blind and visually impaired.
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The government is expected to announce new legislation this week to protect people who work in animal research.
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The government is facing the prospect of House of Lords defeat over plans for changes to mental health laws.
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Councils are urged to improve housing services for people with long-term illnesses or disabilities.
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RICHMOND, Jan. 25 -- The Virginia House of Delegates took a major step toward strengthening the state's mental health laws Friday as a panel passed legislation that would ease the standard by which mentally ill people can be involuntarily committed to hospitals, an issue raised after the Virginia...
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Public bodies are ill-prepared for the Freedom of Information Act, says a group of MPs.
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Calls for a change in the law on the force householders can use against burglars face their first major test in Parliament.
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In national law in three years The European Parliament has voted to give businesses new powers to challenge public procurement decisions when they consider that a public authority has awarded a contract unfairly. National laws are expected to change within three years.â¦
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New approach gives more power to local councils and NHS trusts.
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Â· Sector must prove it has public benefits Â· Â£100m a year in tax breaks at stake in new guidance