Created: Jan 06, 2007
Updated: May 30, 2007
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Disability Equality

Med_equality Disability equality means that people, regardless of their disability, have the same opportunities to fulfill their human rights and potential, and are not denied equal access for reasons related to their disability to services, to jobs, to education, to economic development, to the allocation of resources or benefits, and in all aspects of life.
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Disability Action Disability Action works to ensure that people with disabilities attain their full rights as citizens, by supporting inclusion, influencing Government policy and changing attitudes in partnership with disabled people.


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disability, equality, equal access, equal rights, services, facilities, physical access, human rights, access to jobs, institutional inequalities, bias, discrimination, attitudes of nondisabled, inclusion, social justice, learning difficulties, physical disability, mental disability, discrimination, political rights, social exclusion

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