DED guidance for public authorities

The Disability Discrimination Act introduced a new duty - the Disability Equality Duty (DED) - which means that public authorities will have to actively look at ways of ensuring that disabled people are treated equally.

The National Autistic Society has produced new guidance to help public authorities involve people with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Follow the links below to download Involving people with autism: a guide for public authorities and Autism and the Disability Equality Duty.

Documents to download

• Involving people with autism - a guide for public authorities (PDF)  
• Autism and the Disability Equality Duty (PDF)  

To request more copies of these guides, please email Anna Ostmeier, Policy and Participation Assistant anna.ostmeier@nas.org.uk