Disability
Dogs for the blind
2008 is the Year of the Assistance Dog. So how are guide dogs trained to help the blind and partially sighted?
Georgina goes out
Georgina is 16, has cerebral palsy and will be the youngest disabled person to ever have a documentary broadcast on Channel 4.
Deaf raves
Every weekend deaf or partially hearing youth in the UK enjoy clubbing and music. n2k finds out how.
5 Things u need2know
- There are 8.6 million disabled people in Britain, which is one in seven of the population.
- Disabled people in the UK are protected in law by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
- The word 'disability' in the Act means a physical or mental impairment that affects your day-to-day life and is long term.
- If an employer has 15 employees or more, they cannot discriminate during recruitment, prevent training or ignore the needs of a person with a disability.
- All new buses and trains now have to be built in a way that gives people more accessibility.
