D.D.A. guide: What areas of life does the D.D.A. cover?
Disability Rights
D.D.A. guide: What areas of
life does the D.D.A. cover?
The DDA makes it against the law to discriminate against someone if they
have a disability in the following areas of life :
- Employment.
For example, when someone is trying to get a job, equal pay or promotion. - Education.
For example, when enrolling in a school, TAFE, university or other colleges. - Access
to premises used by the public. For example, using libraries, places
of worship, government offices, hospitals, restaurants, shops, or other
premises used by the public. - Provision
of goods, services and facilities. For example, when a person wants
goods or services from shops, pubs and places of entertainment, cafes,
video shops, banks, lawyers, government departments, doctors, hospitals
and so on. - Accommodation.
For example, when renting or trying to rent a room in a boarding house,
a flat, unit or house. - Buying
land. For example, buying a house, a place for a group of people,
or drop-in centre. - Activities
of clubs and associations. For example, wanting to enter or join
a registered club, (such as a sports club, RSL or fitness centre), or
when a person is already a member. - Sport.
For example, when wanting to play, or playing a sport. - Administration
of Commonwealth Government laws and programs. For example, when
seeking information on government entitlements, trying to access government
programs, wanting to use voting facilities.