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Hi Sue I presume you have seen this, but just incase you haven't, this is an extract from "By all Reasonable Means". http://naturalengland.communisis.com/naturalenglandshop/docs/CA215.pdf I am not aware of any case law, but it seems impossible to find it nowadays anyway. "The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995)8 makes it unlawful to discriminate against anyone on the grounds of his or her disability in connection with employment, public transport, education and the provision of goods and services. Parts II and III of the DDA 1995 apply to service providers' premises, a term that includes land. The DDA 1995 affects all those responsible for providing access to the countryside as 'service providers' but also often as employers and sometimes as educational institutions. It covers the whole range of countryside services including guided walks, events, visitor centres, information, interpretation, signage, paths and trails and so on. The Act also covers everyone involved in providing a service to the public, including volunteers. The DDA 1995 does not outline specific standards but requires that reasonable provision should be made.What is meant by reasonable will ultimately rely on the courts but the Disability Rights Commission's (DRC) Code of Practice gives helpful guidance (DRC, 2002).9 The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 was passed in April 2005 and amended the existing DDA. It brings significant changes. For example, it requires public bodies to positively promote disability equality and to have Disability Equality Schemes in place by December 2006.The DRC will publish a Code of Practice and guidance on how these Schemes should be produced, promoted and evaluated. A Disability Equality Scheme will need to: . Explain how you will promote equality for disabled people . Challenge discrimination against disabled people . Help remove barriers for all disabled people The DDA 2005 covers all functions of public bodies, not just services, and therefore includes the provision of public footpaths and other rights of way." Bests Jan -----Original Message----- From: Accessibuilt list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sue Fox Sent: 24 September 2008 12:14 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Public footpaths and the DDA Is the jury still out on whether a public footpath comes under the DDA part 3? Any caselaw welcome. Thanks Sue ----------End of Message---------- Run by SURFACE for more information on research, consultancy and the distance taught MSc. in Accessibility and Inclusive Design programme visit: http://www.surface.salford.ac.uk Archives for the Accessibuilt discussion list are located at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/accessibuilt.html ----------End of Message---------- Run by SURFACE for more information on research, consultancy and the distance taught MSc. in Accessibility and Inclusive Design programme visit: http://www.surface.salford.ac.uk Archives for the Accessibuilt discussion list are located at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/accessibuilt.html