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CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• The Way that the resource kit is organised
• PART ONE
• ARE CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS WHAT WE NEED?
• DIFFERENT TYPES OF LAW
• Civil rights, human rights and non-discrimination
• WHY BOTHER WITH CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION?
• Well it worked there...
• Everyone will support what we are trying to do... won't they?
• PUTTING CIVIL RIGHTS ON THE AGENDA
• SETTING THE AGENDA
• Can you draw up your own legislation?
• PART 2
• WHAT MIGHT CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION INCLUDE?
• DECIDING WHO WILL BE PROTECTED BY THE LEGISLATION
• Defining 'disabled' - the different approaches
• WHAT AREAS OF LIFE SHOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW?
• How different areas of life affect each other
• Watch your language!
• Does existing civil rights law offer a blueprint for disability legislation?
• Adjustments - what, when and where?
• PART 3
• WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE?
• SPEAKING WITH ONE VOICE
• CONCLUSION
• APPENDIX 1
• DEFINITIONS OF 'DISABLED PERSON'
• DETAILED EXAMPLES
• The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 - a lesson in complexity!
• USA - The Americans With Disabilities Act 1990
• Definitions of 'disabled person' around the world
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