The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
The Department has responsibility for the Disability Discrimination Act.
The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (DDA 2005) builds on existing civil rights legislation, mainly the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA1995). You can see how the DDA 2005 has changed the DDA1995 by viewing our informal version of the Act (571KB) 
as it now is. This version also incorporates changes made by the Equality Act 2006. Please note that this is an informal document, for illustrative purposes only, and should not be relied upon as a definitive statement of the law as it now stands. You can read official copies of legislation on the Office of Public Sector Information website.
You can also find out how some of the provisions of the DDA 2005 extend earlier legislation, by reading our detailed fact sheets.
Read the report by the Review Group on Common Parts which considered disability-related adaptations to the common parts of rented residential premises. The Government is considering their report, (560 KB) which includes research in Annex 10.
Read more about how the DDA affects small to medium-sized businesses in our Adjusting for Better Business section.
Get general information about Your rights and the DDA on the Directgov website.