Disability legislation
Many countries have some form of disability legislation. Here, I will just mention the ones that are most likely to affect the UK and the Civil Service.
United Kingdom
Equality Act (2010)
The Equality Act aims to prevent people with 9 protected characteristics from discrimination, harassment and victimisation. The protected characteristics are:
- Age
- Disability
- Gender reassignment
- Marriage and civil partnership
- Pregnancy and maternity
- Race
- Religion or belief
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations (2018)
We often abbreviate the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations to PSBAR. This legislation covers the websites and mobile applications of a Public Sector Body, such as a Government department or Local Authority. PSBAR has two main requirements:
- Conformance to the published version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines to AA level
- Publication of an accessibility statement.
Europe
Coming soon - please check back in a few weeks.
