The health and safety of disabled workers.
The Employment provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) came into force on 2 December 1996. The DDA makes discrimination against a disabled person, or a person who has had a disability in the past, unlawful. The poor employment position of people who have a disability is made worse by the widespread belief that disabled people are less productive in employment, that they are more likely to leave the organisation because of ill health and that they are a risk to other employees on the grounds of health and safety. This article looks at the problem of disability and how employers may adjust the workplace to accommodate disabled workers, and employ them without compromising safety.