Disability Discrimination Act 1995

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) aims to reduce discrimination against disabled people. This includes employees and current or potential customers.

The DDA's definition of disabled people includes blind and partially sighted people. There are around one and a half million blind or partially sighted people in the UK.

All goods and services available to the general public are covered by the DDA, even free services. Companies offering goods and services to the general public have a duty to make 'reasonable adjustments' to enable people with a visual impairment to access their goods and services.

Only a minority of visually impared people can read Braille, therefore converting print to a sound recording is a very popular popular way to reach visually impaired customers.

As a recognised provider of accessible media, we offer you the help and advice you need to comply with the DDA legal requirements and regulations.