Chancellor Gordon Brown and Cherie Booth QC, as a patron of Scope, were among those who celebrated the changes to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), which came into force on 1 October 2004, at an event this week organised by the Employers’ Forum on Disability.
The event, 2004 ñ Designed for Living saw six hundred key figures from the worlds of disability, business and politics come together at the London Studios for a party with a purpose. The purpose of the party was to celebrate in true Employersí Forum style, the launch of the final stages of Part III of the DDA ñ while acknowledging further proposed extensions to disabled peopleís rights.
Attending delegates heard inspirational speeches from Cherie Booth QC, Gordon Brown and Claudia Von Monbart from the World Bank, all of whom expressed their support for the changes to the DDA.
The event acknowledged the importance of new national and international alliances between business, government, disabled people and the voluntary sector.
Prime minister, Tony Blair said:
ìThis month sees the disability movement come of age. With the Disability Discrimination Act we are watching the gradual dismantling of the barriers that have prevented so many people with disabilities from achieving their full potentialÖI want to pay tribute to the great work the Employersí Forum on Disability has done since 1986 [its] members have proved that business can have a central role in increasing opportunity for all our people.î
The Forum marks historical changes to the Disability Discrimination Act
Chancellor Gordon Brown and Cherie Booth QC, as a patron of Scope, were among those who celebrated the changes to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
