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© United Kingdom Council for
Access and Equality 2006
Background Information
Disability
Disability is defined under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) as : "A physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on [the person's] ability to carry out normal day to day activities."
Inclusion
Inclusion is the state where social and environmental barriers to equality of access and opportunity, of contribution to and participation in, society are removed. To achieve inclusion each individual has to take responsibility to remove these barriers.
Equality
Equality is the state or quality of being essentially equal: of being allowed to have equal access and opportunity in society.
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Peter Carr, Interim Chairman
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