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Disability Discrimination Act

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In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, a number of countries have passed laws aimed at reducing unfair discrimination against people with disabilities. These laws have begun to appear as the notion of civil rights has become more influential globally, and follow other forms of anti-discrimination and equal opportunity legislation aimed at preventing racial discrimination and sexism which began to emerge in the second half of the 20th century.

List of disability discrimination acts

Australia
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Canada
Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2002)
United Kingdom
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (which has been extended and amended by a number of enactments including the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 [United States of America
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Pakistan
National Policy for Persons with Disablilities 2002

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