Disability
The Paralympics
n2k checks out the Paralympics - it has the world gripped!
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
- 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.
- There are 8.6 million disabled people in Britain, which is one in seven of the population.
- 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.
