Equality and Human Rights Commission
On 1 October 2007 the three equality commissions merged into the
new Equality and Human Rights Commission:
Commission for Racial Equality (CRE)
Disability Rights Commission (DRC)
Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)
There is no Disability Rights Commission website, please use the
link below to view the Equality for Human Rights Commission
Website
Please click here to log onto
the website
The Disability Rights
Commission
The Disability Rights Commission is responsible for promoting
equality for disabled people and providing information, advice and
enforcement in relation to the Disability Discrimination Act.
Disability Rights Commission main website
http://www.drc-gb.org/ includes a link
to the Cymru site.
The health and independent living pages are at
www.drc-gb.org/health
Information and recommendations from DRC's formal investigation
into health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities
and people with mental health problems can be found at:
www.drc-gb.org/healthinvestigation
See especially the final report for Wales and the summary for
practitioners.
Information on the new duty on public sector bodies to promote
disability equality, known as the 'Disability Equality Duty' can be
found at:
http://www.dotheduty.org/
From October 2007 the Disability Rights Commission will be
replaced by the new 'Commission for Equality and Human Rights'.
Information on the new Commission is available at:
http://www.cehr.org.uk/