Useful Links

Disabilities

The Equality Act 2010 will become law in October 2010.  The Act replaces existing anti-discrimination laws with a single Act.  It covers the same groups that were protected by existing equality legislation – age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity;  race;  religion or belief; sex; and sexual orientation.

Types of discrimination covered now include:

• Direct Discrimination
• Associative Discrimination
• Discrimination by Perception
• Indirect Discrimination
• Harassment
• Harassment by a Third Party
• Victimisation

For further information go to the website of the Government Equalities Office http://www.equalities.gov.uk/Default.aspx.

 

MVA "Sources of Information" Lists - MVA has produced new/updated Lists of Information Sources, including the following:

• Disability
• Equalities: Ethnic Minority and Race Equality
• Equalities: Human Rights, Refugees, Age, Gender & Sexuality

For copies, contact Margaret Nisbet, Information Officer, Midlothian Voluntary Action, tel: 0131 663 9471

 

Directgov - www.direct.gov.uk/disability - Directgov provides a single point of online access to government services and information - including employment, financial support, rights, education, independent living and much more.

 

Forward Mid - www.forwardmid.org.uk - Midlothian group led by people with disabilities - includes links to other useful websites and organisations.

 

Midlothian Community Care Forum - http://mccf.mvacvs.org.uk/ - includes links to other useful websites and organisations.

 

MVA Equal Opportunities Link page - http://www.mvacvs.org.uk/information/links/disc_hr.html

 

We are keeping the number of links on this website to a minimum because of the need to keep them up-to-date. If you cannot find the information you are looking for on this website, or you would like information about your website added, please contact our Information Officer, tel: 0131 663 9471, who may be able to help.